United States v. Holt
District Court, D. North Dakota
Martin Holt was charged by information with importing, transporting, and having intoxicating liquor in his possession. On special plea alleging a previous conviction in the state court for the same acts.
1Opinion of the Court
WOODROUGH, District Judge.
This cause squarely raises the question whether the previous conviction of defendant in the state court for importing, transporting, and having intoxicating liquor in his possession can be availed of to prevent his prosecution in this court for violat ing the Volstead Act (41 Stat. 305) by importing, transporting, and having intoxicating liquor in his possession. The defendant had leave of court to plead specially, and on the trial of the special issue by the court it was proven-that the acts for which he was arrested, informed against, to which he pleaded- guilty,…
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