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UNITED STATES v. FARRAR

No. 732.

281 U.S. 624 (1930)

50 S.Ct. 425

74 L.Ed. 1078

UNITED STATES v. FARRAR.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 26, 1930.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Attorney General Youngquist, with whom Attorney General Mitchell and Mr. John J. Byrne were on the brief, for the United States.

Mr. William H. Lewis, with whom Mr. James A. Cresswell was on the brief, for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE SUTHERLAND delivered the opinion of the Court.

By indictment returned in the federal district court for Massachusetts, the defendant (appellee) was charged with unlawfully and knowingly having purchased intoxicating liquor fit for use for beverage purposes, in violation of the National Prohibition Act. The district court sustained a motion to quash the indictment on the ground that the ordinary purchaser of intoxicating...

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