Legal Opinion
Kordel v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 6, 1948No. 30PublishedCited by 199 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
MR. Justice Douglas,
announced by Mr. Justice Reed.
This case and United States v. Urbuteit, post, p. 355, decided this day, are here on certiorari to resolve a conflict among the circuits in the construction of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of June 25, 1938. 52 Stat. 1040, 21 U. S. C. § 301 et seq.
Kordel was charged by informations containing twenty counts of introducing or delivering for introduction into interstate commerce misbranded drugs. He was tried without a jury, found guilty, and fined two hundred dollars on each count. 66 F. Supp. 538. This judgment…
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