Taliaferro v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Texas; Edward R. Meek, Judge. Mary Taliaferro was convicted of carrying on the business of a malt •retail liquor dealer without having paid the special government tax therefor, and she brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
SHEEBY, Circuit Judge.
The defendant (plaintiff in error here) was indicted in two counts. The first charged that she carried on the business of “a retail liquor dealer” without having paid the special tax therefor; the second that she did engage in and carry on the business of “a malt retail liquor dealer” without first having paid the special tax therefor. The jury found her not guilty on the first count, and guilty on the second count; that is, they found that she was guilty .of unlawfully carrying on the business of “a malt retail liquor dealer.” The court entered judgment on the verdict…
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