Mackey v. Miller
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus.
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERT, Circuit Judge.
The appellants contend that the judgment of the District Court is void for the reason that the indictment *162charges no offense against any law of the United States. Section 6 of Act July 18, 1866 (14 Stat. 179, c. 201), occurs in a chapter which is entitled “An act to further prevent smuggling, and for other purposes.” It is as clear as words can make it that it refers only to offenses committed against officers of the customs, their deputies, and persons assisting them in the execution of their duties, and that it has no application to an act done in resistance of an…
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