United States v. McGraw

BRYANT, District Judge.

The defendants demur to the indictment in the above-named case and move to quash *928on the grounds that the indictment, on its face, is insufficient in law and does not state facts sufficient to constitute a crime.

In June, 1942, a grand jury returned an indictment against the defendants charging them, in Count 1, with conspiracy to violate Section 276b of Title 40 U.S.C.A., and, in Counts 2, 3, 4 and 5, with violation of said Section.1

The respective counts are couched in identical language and the alleged offense in each count is charged in almost the identical words of…