Albrecht v. United States

Me. Justice Brandéis

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This direct writ of error to the federal court for eastern Illinois, was allowed under § 238 of the Judicial Code prior to the amendment of February 13, 1925. Albrecht and his associates were sentenced to either fine or imprisonment upon each of nine counts of an information charging violations of the National Prohibition Act, There is no contention that the offences charged could not be prosecuted by information. See Brede v. Powers, 263 U. S. 4, 10; Rossini v. United States, 6 F. (2d) 350. The claims mainly urged are that, because of…