Legal Opinion
Cochrane v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 4, 1937No. 6174-6175PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, Circuit Judge.
These appeals are from judgments wherein fines were imposed upon the court’s finding th'e appellants guilty of violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C.A. § 703 et seq.). The informations charged that appellants did hunt unlawfully “with and by aid of corn and rye, * * wild ducks, migratory game birds included within the terms of the convention between the United States and Great Britain * * (and) contrary to the statute * * .” Appellants pleaded not guilty and waived jury trials and demurred to the informations.
The demurrers challenged the constitutionality of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. GrimaudSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Missouri v. HollandSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Andrews v. AndrewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Thornton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Carey v. South DakotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Lansden v. Hart, United States AttorneyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1950
- Cerritos Gun Club v. HallCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938
- Bailey v. HollandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1942
- United States v. ReeseDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1939
- Renwick L. Allen and Courtney Vallentine v. Lawrence J. Merovka, L. J. Dugger, and Robert G. KinghornCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
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