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Ferris v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 12, 1930No. 5827PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NORCROSS, District Judge.

Appellants were jointly indicted with James Sanchez and Frank Wilson for the unlawful transportation of whisky and gin, and for a conspiracy to so transport. Defendants Sanchez and Wilson pleaded guilty. Appellants pleaded not guilty, and upon trial were convicted. Since taking an appeal, appellant Finney died.

The specifications of error relied upon present questions of. the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict, rulings upon the admission of certain testimony, and the correctness of an instruction.

About 8 o’clock on the morning of March 6, 1929, the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Logan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  2. United States v. GoodingSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
  3. Vukich v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1928
  4. Linden v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1924

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Lutwak v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  2. Cleaver v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1956
  3. McCoy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1948
  4. State v. WalkerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
  5. United States v. McGuireCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933

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