Houston v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern Division of the Western District of Washington; Edward E. Cushman, Judge. Criminal prosecution by the United States against Charles E. Houston and John H. Bullock. Judgment of conviction, and defendants bring error. The plaintiffs in error were convicted of conspiracy under section 5440 of the Bevised Statutes.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern Division of the Western District of Washington; Edward E. Cushman, Judge. Criminal prosecution by the United States against Charles E. Houston and John H. Bullock. Judgment of conviction, and defendants bring error. The plaintiffs in error were convicted of conspiracy under section 5440 of the Bevised Statutes. The indictment alleged, in substance, that on or about April 1, 1908, at Seattle, in the state of Washington, the defendants did willfully, knowingly, and unlawfully and feloniously conspire, combine, confederate and…
1DissentRoss, Circuit Judge
The indictment against the plaintiffs in error was based on section 5440 of the Revised Statutes as amended May 17, 1879 (21 Stats, p. 4), which reads:
“If two or more persons conspire either to commit any offense against the United States, or to defraud the United States in any manner or for any purpose, and one or more of such parties do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy all the parties to such conspiracy shall be liable to a penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars, or to imprisonment for not more than two years or to both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the…
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