Legal Opinion
Hughes v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1940No. 8409PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALLEN, Circuit Judge.
Appeal from a conviction upon three counts of an indictment charging violations of the Mann Act (Title 18, U.S.C., §§ 398 and 399, 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 398, 399). Appellant was fined $2,000 and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment on each count, the sentences upon the first and third counts to run concurrently.
Appellant moved to quash the first two counts, contending that they are barred by the three-year statute of limitations (Title 18, U.S.C., § 582, 18 U.S.C.A. § 582). A demurrer was also filed, attacking all three counts upon the ground (1) that the first and second…
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3Cited by24 opinions
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