Legal Opinion

James Matthews v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 9, 1954No. 15086PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.

James Matthews was indicted and tried on five counts, charging, first, that he had in his possession, custody and under his control a still and distilling apparatus ; second, that he carried on the business of a distiller without having given bond; third, that he carried on the business of a distiller with intent to defraud; fourth, that he worked in a distillery; and fifth, that he carried and delivered raw material, to-wit, three 55-gallon drums of kerosene to a distillery for the production of spirituous liquors. He was convicted on the first four counts, and the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Earl E. Vick v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
  3. Pekelis v. Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
  4. United States v. HeitnerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
  5. United States v. GraysonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. United States v. Roy B. Kelly, Cecil v. Hagen and Milton J. ShuckCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
  2. State v. MartinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  3. Standard Oil Co. v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
  4. United States v. Eddie David CoxCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971
  5. Ernest Kay v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958

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