United States v. Regan
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the construction of the penalty provisions of the Alien Immigration Act of 1907, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Devanter
This was an action of debt prosecuted by the United States, under § & of the act of February 20, 1907, c. 1134, 34 Stat. 898, 900, known as the Alien Immigration Act, to recover $1,000 as a penalty for an alleged violation by the defendant of § 4 of that act; and the question now to be considered is, whether it was essential to a recovery that the evidence should establish the violation beyond a reasonable doubt. The District Court instructed the jury that this measure of proof was required, and the instruction was approved by the. Circuit Court of Appeals. 183 Fed. Rep. 293; 203 Fed. Rep.…
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