SPOETZL v. UNITED STATES

No. 6500.

63 F.2d 9 (1933)

SPOETZL v. UNITED STATES.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 28, 1933.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Scott and John A. Vivier, both of Houston, Tex., for appellant.

H. M. Holden, U. S. Atty., of Houston, Tex.

Before BRYAN, SIBLEY, and HUTCHESON, Circuit Judges.


HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, charged jointly with Joe Koncaba with unlawful possession and unlawful transportation of intoxicating liquor, to wit, beer, was convicted on both counts. Spoetzl alone appeals. He urges here that the evidence made no case against him; that the refusal of his motion for an instructed verdict was error.

Though the evidence was circumstantial, it made a case for the jury which amply supports the verdict. The incriminating...

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