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UNITED STATES v. HASTINGS

No. 22.

296 U.S. 188 (1935)

UNITED STATES v. HASTINGS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 9, 1935.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Attorney General Keenan, with whom Solicitor General Reed and Mr. Amos W.W. Woodcock were on the brief, for the United States.

Mr. James M. Beck, with whom Messrs. Ed C. Brewer, Charles A. Sisson, and Challen B. Ellis were on the brief. for appellee.

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

Defendant was indicted in the District Court of the United States for violation of the United States Warehouse Act. 7 U.S.C. 270. The indictment contained three counts, each charging the "removal and stealing" of a numbered bale of cotton from a licensed warehouse contrary to the statute and regulations.1 A demurrer was sustained and...

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