Legal Opinion

Wagman v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided December 10, 1920No. 3460PublishedCited by 16 opinions

In Error to the District Court of the United Slates for the Eastern District of Michigan; Arthur J. Tuttle, Judge. Criminal prosecution by the United Státes against Max Wagman. Judgment of conviction, and defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff in error (whom we shall call defendant) was indicted on April 24, 1919, under the so-called “Reed Amendment,” charged with having, on January 30, 1919, transported intoxicating liquor from the state of Ohio into the state of Michigan. This writ is to review a judgment of conviction thereunder. Numer-> ous assignments of error are presented.

[1] 1. The indictment is indorsed “Violation of Reed Amendment to Diplomatic and Consular Service Act of March 3, 1917.” The indictment is assailed as invalid for- the reason that the Reed Amendment is not a part of the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Caminetti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
  2. Holmgren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  3. United States v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
  4. Hadden v. CollectorSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
  5. Goodlett v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1887

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. United States v. BoyerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
  2. George Dewey Stoneking v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1956
  3. United States v. Alice MillsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1966
  4. Capriola v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1932
  5. United States v. Turner Lee DurhamCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963

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