United States v. Minker

CHESNUT, District Judge.

The question of law presently presented in this case is whether certain internal revenue statutes affecting intoxicating liquor were in force between August 27, 1935, the effective date of the “Liquor Law Repeal and Enforcement Act” (49 Stat. 872), and June 26, 1936, the date of the “Liquor Tax Administration Act” (49 Stat. 1939).

The question arises in this way. The defendants in this case, sixteen in number, were indicted on five counts. The first count charges a conspiracy to violate sections 1162, 1184, 1322 and 1287 of title 26 of the United States Code 26 U.S.C.A.…