Chesavoir v. United States

MARTIN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction and sentence of appellant for the illegal possession and transportation of intoxicating liquors.

The appellant was tried in the lower court upon an indictment in two counts. The first count charged that on July 22, 1924, in the District of Columbia, appellant was found guilty and convicted, in the police court of the District, of the offense of possessing intoxicating liquor in violation of the National Prohibition Act (27 USCA), and for said offense was sentenced to pay a fine of $500, and, in default, to be committed to jail for a…