PATTON v. UNITED STATES

No. 53.

281 U.S. 276 (1930)

PATTON ET AL. v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 14, 1930.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Claude Nowlin, with whom Messrs. Jacob R. Spielman and M.M. Thomas were on the brief, for Patton et al.


MR. JUSTICE SUTHERLAND delivered the opinion of the Court.

The defendants (plaintiffs in error) were indicted in a federal district court, charged with conspiring to bribe a federal prohibition agent, a crime punishable by imprisonment in a federal penitentiary for a term of years. A jury of twelve men was duly impaneled. The trial began on October 19, 1927, and continued before the jury of twelve until October 26 following...

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