Legal Opinion

Short v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 10, 1915No. 4302PublishedCited by 8 opinions

In Error to the District Court of the United, States for the District of Minnesota; Page Morris, Judge. William Short was convicted of an offense, and he brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

GARLAND, Circuit Judge.

[ 1 ] Plaintiff in error was convicted and sentenced for a violation of the White Slave Traffic Act (Act June 25, 1910, c. 395, 36 Stat. 825 [Comp. St. 1913, §§ 8812-8819]). Thirteen assignments of error appear in the record. Assignments of error, however, not based upon rulings of the trial court duly excepted to, are unavailing.

Counsel for plaintiff in error has grouped the errors relied upon as follows:

[2] First Those that relate to the sufficiency of the evidence to justify the verdict. In regard to this assignment the record does not show that this question was in…

2Cited by8 opinions

  1. Homer Jefferson French v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
  2. Edwards v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1925
  3. Hill v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1926
  4. Bowers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1917
  5. Greer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1917

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