Betz v. United States

In each of these three separate cases the plaintiff in error therein was convicted of conspiring with one Wilson, a druggist, to transport intoxicating liquor for beverage purposes; also of the substantive offense of transporting such liquors for such purposes. Betz and Ewan were also respectively convicted of conspiring with the same druggist to sell such liquor for such purposes, and Betz and Webber were each convicted of unlawfully possessing such liquors for such purposes.

In each of the cases it is contended here that there was no evidence that the liquor contained at least one-half of 1…