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Ward v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Sep 15, 1956
236 F.2d 640 (8th Cir. 1956)

Summary

In Ward v. United States, 76 S.Ct. 1063 (1956) the crime was nonviolent, involving the revenue laws. So, too, in Ellis v. United States, 79 S.Ct. 428 (1959), which involved operating a lottery.

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Opinion

No. 15626.

September 15, 1956.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.

John C. Farrar, Rapid City, S.D., for appellants.

Clinton G. Richards, U.S. Atty., and Lyle E. Cheever, Asst. U.S. Atty., Sioux Falls, S.D., for appellee.


Appeal from District Court dismissed, on motion of appellee.


Summaries of

Ward v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Sep 15, 1956
236 F.2d 640 (8th Cir. 1956)

In Ward v. United States, 76 S.Ct. 1063 (1956) the crime was nonviolent, involving the revenue laws. So, too, in Ellis v. United States, 79 S.Ct. 428 (1959), which involved operating a lottery.

Summary of this case from Short v. United States
Case details for

Ward v. United States

Case Details

Full title:Edison WARD et al., Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

Date published: Sep 15, 1956

Citations

236 F.2d 640 (8th Cir. 1956)

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