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W. C. HUTCHENS et al. v. UNITED STATES, 1934 — 68 F.2d 1006 · caselaw · US
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W. C. HUTCHENS et al. v. UNITED STATES
68 F.2d 1006·United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit·1934
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W. C. HUTCHENS et al. v. UNITED STATES.
No. 7040.
Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Feb. 16, 1934.
Milton H. Lanier and Douglass Taylor, both of Huntsville, Ala., and Oliver D. Street, of Birmingham, Ala., for appellants.
Jim C. Smith, U. S. Atty., of Birmingham, Ala.
Before BRYAN, SIBLEY, and WALKER, Circuit Judges.
[MAJORITY — PER CURIAM.]
PER CURIAM.
■ This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction for violations of the National Prohibition Act (27 USCA). Upon the authority of United States v. Chambers (U. S.) 54 S. Ct. 434, 78 L. Ed.-(opinion filed February 5, 1934), the judgment is reversed and annulled.