BLUMENTHAL v. UNITED STATES

No. 54.

332 U.S. 539 (1947)

BLUMENTHAL v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 22, 1947.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur B. Dunne argued the cause for petitioners in Nos. 54, 55 and 57. With him on a brief filed for petitioner in No. 55 was Walter H. Duane.

Samuel S. Weiss, petitioner in No. 56, argued the cause and filed a brief pro se.

Hugh K. McKevitt filed a brief for petitioner in No. 54.

Leo R. Friedman filed a brief for petitioner in No. 57.

Beatrice Rosenberg argued the cause for the United States. With her on the brief were Solicitor General Perlman and Robert S. Erdahl.


MR. JUSTICE RUTLEDGE delivered the opinion of the Court.

The four petitioners and Abel, another defendant, were convicted of conspiring to sell whiskey at prices above the ceiling set by regulations of the Office of Price Administration, in violation of the Emergency Price Control Act. 50 U.S.C. §§ 902 (a), 904 (a) and 925 (b). The charge was made pursuant to the general conspiracy statute, § 37 of the Criminal Code. The convictions were affirmed by...

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