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PEEK v. UNITED STATES

No. 6526.

61 F.2d 973 (1932)

PEEK et al. v. UNITED STATES.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 5, 1932.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. S. Beard and Jno. B. McNamara, both of Waco, Tex., for appellants.

John D. Hartman, U. S. Atty., of San Antonio, Tex.

Before BRYAN, SIBLEY, and HUTCHESON, Circuit Judges.

SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.

Appellants Peek and Cochran were convicted for violating 18 USCA § 336, which declares: "No letter, package, postal card or circular concerning any lottery, gift enterprise or similar scheme offering prizes dependent in whole or in part upon lot or chance * * * shall be deposited in or carried by the mails of the United States," and punishes the offender. Appellants assign as error the overruling of their demurrer to the indictment and...

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