MACFADDEN v. UNITED STATES

No. 14 Original.

213 U.S. 288 (1909)

MACFADDEN v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 12, 1909.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Henry M. Earle for petitioner for writ of error.

The Solicitor General for the United States.


MR. JUSTICE MOODY delivered the opinion of the court.

The petitioner, Bernarr Macfadden, was indicted in the District Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey for mailing obscene literature, in violation of § 3893 of the Revised Statutes. He pleaded not guilty, and upon trial before a jury was found guilty.

Various questions of law arose in the course...

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