United States v. Noel

ERVIN, District Judge.

The defendant was indicted for selling less than one gallon of liquor, and the indictment charged that he had been found guilty in this court for a previous violation of the Volstead Act on March 3, 1925. The indictment was returned March 12, 1931, charging sale November 8, 1930. The defendant pleaded guilty, and the question arises as to the punishment to be imposed.

This requires an examination of the provisions of the Volstead Act, as amended by the Jones Act and as further amended by the Act of January 15, 1931 (27 USCA § 91).

Section 29 of title 2 of the Volstead Act…