AUBREY HAUGHN ET AL., PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,
v.
UNITED STATES, DEFENDANT IN ERROR
AUBREY HAUGHN ET AL., PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,
UNITED STATES, DEFENDANT IN ERROR
13 F.2d 75
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1926)
Positive Treatment
Cited by 1 case
Opinion of the Court
Plaintiffs in error were the master and crew of the British schooner Hazel E. Herman, which was seized on September 23, 1925, by the Coast Guard at a point 16 marine miles off the coast of Louisiana. They were convicted of violations of the National Prohibition Act (Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 1923, § 10138)4 et seq.), alleged to have occurred at said time and place.
Various errors are assigned, of which it is necessary to consider only those running t© *76the overruling of a motion for a directed verdict The facts are similar to those appearing in the case of Hennings v. United States, 13 F.(2d) 74, decided this day. The motion to' direct should have been granted.
Reversed.
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Citator
Cited By
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Maul v. United States, 274 U.S. 501 (U.S. 1927)
Authorities Cited
- Hennings v. United States, 13 F.2d 74 (5th Cir. 1926)
- Sylve v. Delaware-Louisiana Fur-Trapping Co., Inc., 13 F.2d 74 (5th Cir. 1926)