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Miller v. United States

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Apr 30, 1934
69 F.2d 1011 (5th Cir. 1934)

Opinion

No. 7271.

April 30, 1934.

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Middle District of Alabama; Charles B. Kennamer, Judge.

D.M. Powell and C.E. Hamilton, both of Greenville, Ala., and Richard T. Rives and Albert J. Pickett, Jr., both of Montgomery, Ala., for appellant.

Hartwell Davis, Asst. U.S. Atty., of Montgomery, Ala.

Before BRYAN, SIBLEY, and HUTCHESON, Circuit Judges.


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, 54 S. Ct. 434, 78 L. Ed. ___, 89 A.L.R. 1510, opinion filed February 5, 1934, the judgment is reversed and annulled.


Summaries of

Miller v. United States

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Apr 30, 1934
69 F.2d 1011 (5th Cir. 1934)
Case details for

Miller v. United States

Case Details

Full title:Thaxton MILLER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee

Court:Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Apr 30, 1934

Citations

69 F.2d 1011 (5th Cir. 1934)

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