Legal Opinion
Schechter v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 3, 1925No. 344PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAND, Circuit Judge.
Sehechter was a druggist in Richmond Ilill, Long Island. He had had a license to possess and sell whisky at another place, but on December 8, 1923, he had just moved to the opposite corner of the street, and the night in question was that on which ho opened his new shop. A prohibition agent entered in company with a woman at 11 p. m., made a purchase of candy, and then stepped up to the clerk behind the counter and asked him for a bottle of rye whisky, saying that he was “out for a good time.” The clerk answered that he did not know the agent, but asked him to wait a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Schroeder v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1925
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