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Hutchens v. United States

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Feb 16, 1934
68 F.2d 1006 (5th Cir. 1934)

Opinion

No. 7040.

February 16, 1934.

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Alabama; Wm. I. Grubb, Judge.

Milton H. Lanier and Douglass Taylor, both of Huntsville, Ala., and Oliver D. Street, of Birmingham, Ala., for appellants.

Jim C. Smith, U.S. Atty., of Birmingham, Ala.

Before BRYAN, SIBLEY, and WALKER, Circuit Judges.


This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction for violations of the National Prohibition Act (27 USCA). Upon the authority of United States v. Chambers (U.S.) 54 S. Ct. 434, 78 L. Ed. ___ (opinion filed February 5, 1934), the judgment is reversed and annulled.


Summaries of

Hutchens v. United States

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Feb 16, 1934
68 F.2d 1006 (5th Cir. 1934)
Case details for

Hutchens v. United States

Case Details

Full title:W.C. HUTCHENS et al. v. UNITED STATES

Court:Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Feb 16, 1934

Citations

68 F.2d 1006 (5th Cir. 1934)

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