United States v. Shevlin
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Terrence B. Shevlin and others were indicted for conspiracy. On demurrer to the indictment.
1Opinion of the Court
MORTON, District Judge.
Each of' the three counts of this indictment charges a conspiracy between the same three defendants. In the first two counts the purpose of the conspiracy is alleged to have been to defraud the United States of customs duties, and in the third, to-commit the crime of smuggling foreign merchandise subject to duty into the United States. The overt acts alleged to have been done in furtherance of the conspiracy are the same in each count.
The defendants have demurred to the indictment. The first eight grounds of demurrer present objections to the sufficiency of the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- United States v. New York Cent. & H. R. R.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1906
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