Legal Opinion
Christian v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 30, 1925No. 4551PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an indictment in four counts for violations of the National Prohibition Act (Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 1923, § 10138% et seq.). The first count charges the unlawful sale, and the second count charges the unlawful possession, of the same liquor. The third count charges a second unlawful sale, and the fourth count charges the maintenance of a common nuisance. The information was not verified by the district attorney, but the court overruled a demurrer, and a motion-to strike it, based upon that ground.
The defense interposed was that of an alibi. A prohibition agent…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ex Parte WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Weeks v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1914
- Collins v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1902
- State v. RodriguesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1893
- State v. SoperSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1839
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3Cited by13 opinions
- United States v. Andrew Jackson RobertsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Moulder v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1972
- Benjamin A. Dechristoforo v. Robert H. DonnellyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Ernest M. Millican, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. PickardCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
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