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UNITED STATES v. McGOWAN

No. 8327.

89 F.2d 201 (1937)

UNITED STATES v. McGOWAN et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

March 15, 1937.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. P. Carville, U. S. Atty., and Miles Pike, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Reno, Nev.

Before WILBUR and GARRECHT, Circuit Judges, and NETERER, District Judge.

NETERER, District Judge.

This appeal is from a decree of dismissal upon two libels filed against two automobiles owned by appellees, praying condemnation and forfeiture of said automobiles, for having introduced into the Reno Indian Colony, near Reno, Nev., a bottle of whisky found upon each car, in violation of 25 US. C.A. § 247.

The determining factor is whether the "Indian Colony" is "Indian country."

The land was purchased by the United States...

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