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UNITED STATES v. POWERS

No. 687.

307 U.S. 214 (1939)

59 S.Ct. 805

83 L.Ed. 1245

UNITED STATES v. POWERS ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 15, 1939.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Charles A. Horsky, with whom Solicitor General Jackson, Assistant Attorney General McMahon, and Messrs. William W. Barron, Amos W.W. Woodcock, George F. Kneip, and Douglas W. McGregor were on the brief, for the United States.

Mr. John D. Cofer, with whom Messrs. Elbert Hooper, Myran G. Blalock, Jack Blalock, Clarence Lohman, and Robert E. Cofer were on the brief, for appellees.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is an appeal, under the Criminal Appeals Act of March 2, 1907, 18 U.S.C. § 682, and § 238 of the Judicial Code, 28 U.S.C. § 345, from a judgment of a district court sustaining demurrers and motions of the appellees to quash an indictment.

The indictment, filed September 17, 1938, charges appellees with violations of the Connally (Hot Oil)...

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