HURWITZ v. UNITED STATES

No. 5408.

53 F.2d 552 (1931)

HURWITZ v. UNITED STATES.

Court of Appeals of District of Columbia.

Decided November 2, 1931.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. O'Shea and John H. Burnett, both of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Leo A. Rover and James F. Hughes, both of Washington, D. C., for the United States.

Before MARTIN, Chief Justice, and ROBB, VAN ORSDEL, HITZ, and GRONER, Associate Justices.


ROBB, Associate Justice.

On November 4, 1930, an indictment in three counts was returned against appellant, charging him with the illegal transportation, sale, and possession of intoxicating liquor.

It is conceded that at that time the provisions of the Act of March 2, 1929 (chapter 473, 45 Stat. 1446 [27 USCA §§ 91, 92]), known as the Jones Act, applied, and that the penalty for each offense under that act was a fine of not more than $10,000, or...

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