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ALSTON v. UNITED STATES

No. 898.

274 U.S. 289 (1927)

ALSTON v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 16, 1927.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Hooper Alexander and Frans E. Lindquist, with whom Messrs. John B. Boddie, Wm. H. Mason, Richard O. Mason, and Thomas W. Hardwick were on the brief, for Alston.

Solicitor General Mitchell, with whom Mr. Robert P. Reeder, Special Assistant to the Attorney General, was on the brief, for the United States.

MR. JUSTICE McREYNOLDS delivered the opinion of the Court.

In the United States District Court, Southern District of Iowa, an indictment with three counts, filed December 2, 1924, charged Alston with violating § 1, Harrison Narcotic Act, approved December 17, 1914, c. 1, 38 Stat. 785, as amended February 24, 1919, c. 18, 40 Stat. 1057, 1130, 1131, by purchasing morphine and...

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