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UNITED STATES v. POWELL, 1909 — 212 U.S. 564 · caselaw · US
Criminal Law · MBE-tested
UNITED STATES v. POWELL
212 U.S. 564·Supreme Court of the United States·1909
Mr. Justice Moody did not sit.
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Opinion
UNITED STATES v. POWELL
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA.
No. 63.
Submitted January 8, 1909.
Decided January 11, 1909.
Judgment of the Circuit Court sustaining demurrer to indictment for conspiracy in alleged violation of §§ 5508, 5509, Rev. Stat., affirmed, without opinion, on the authority of Hodges v. United States, 203 U. S. 1.
The Attorney General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Fowler for the United States.
There was no appearance or brief filed for defendant in error.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Per Curiam:
The judgment is affirmed on the authority of Hodges v. United States, 203 U. S. 1.
Mr. Justice Moody did not sit.