Wallace v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of-the Northern District of Illinois. William E. Wallace was convicted of a violation of the Harrison Drug Act, and he brings error.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of-the Northern District of Illinois. William E. Wallace was convicted of a violation of the Harrison Drug Act, and he brings error. Plaintiff in error was convicted under an indictment charging violation of the so-called Harrison Drug Act passed December 17, 1914, and by its terms effective March 1, 1915. Of the ten counts of the indictment, Nos. 1 and 2 charge plaintiff in error Wallace and one Davis with conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States by violating said act; count 1 charging the intended…
1Opinion of the CourtAlschufer, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). [1] 1. As to each of the counts in the indictment it is contended that because it is not alleged that Davis had his office or residence in the first internal revenue district of Illinois and the allegation of his non-registry and nonpayment of the tax is only as to said First district, the indictment does not sufficiently allege Davis’ nonregistry and nonpayment of the tax. The argument is that, for anything to the contrary appearing in the indictment, Davis might have been registered in some other district, and would therefore have had the right under the…
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