Maldonado v. United States

BRYAN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff in error was convicted upori an indictment charging him with the possession and the transportation of intoxicating liquor, in violation of the National Prohibition Act (41 Stat. 305).

*854There is no question of his guilt. When arrested, he had the liquor in his possession, and was in the act of transporting it in an automobile. No evidence was submitted for the defense, and the prima facie presumption of unlawful possession and transportation arose under title 2, section 33, of the National Prohibition Act.

The officers who made the arrest did so upon information…