United States v. Richmond

MOORE, District Judge.

Everett Henry Richmond was convicted on two counts of an indictment, one of which charged him with working at an unregistered still, and the other with making, possessing, and fermenting mash fit for distillation. Motion was made to set aside the verdict and grant a new trial. Because of the importance of the questions involved it seems proper to discuss them at some length; hence this opinion.

The Government’s case rested principally on the testimony of Lester Groves, an agent of the Federal Alcohol Tax Unit. Groves testified that while observing a moonshine still, to…