Legal Opinion
Direct Sales Co. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 14, 1943No. 593PublishedCited by 497 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rutledge
Petitioner, a corporation, was convicted of conspiracy to violate the Harrison Narcotic Act. It challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction. Because of asserted conflict with United States v. Falcone, 311 U. S. 205, certiorari was granted.
Petitioner is a registered drug manufacturer and wholesaler. It conducts a nationwide mail-order business from Buffalo, New York. The evidence relates chiefly to its transactions with one Dr. John Y. Taté and his dealings with others. He was a registered physician, practicing in Calhoun Falls, South Carolina, a community of about…
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