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QUERCIA v. UNITED STATES

No. 701.

289 U.S. 466 (1933)

QUERCIA v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 29, 1933.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Essex S. Abbott for petitioner.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE HUGHES delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner was convicted of violating the Narcotic Act. 26 U.S.C., 692, 705. The conviction was affirmed by the Circuit Court of Appeals, 62 F.2d 746, and this Court granted certiorari.

Reversal is sought upon the ground that the instructions of the trial court to the jury exceeded the bounds of fair comment and constituted...

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