Brolan v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. The facts, which involve the jurisdiction of this court under § 238, Judicial Code, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice White
The indictment against the plaintiffs in error contained two counts: ,The first charged a conspiracy to wrongfully import opium into the United States in violation of the first portion of .§ 2 of the act of February 9, 1909, c. 100, 35 Stat. 614. The second charged a conspiracy to unlawfully receive, conceal and facilitate the transportation of opium which had been wrongfully imported into the United States with knowledge of such previous, illegal importation in violation of the latter part of the section referred to. The first count was quashed on the ground that the overt acts alleged…
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