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United States v. Berkeness, 275 U.S. 149 (1927)
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United States v. Berkeness, 275 U.S. 149 (1927)
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United States v. Berkeness No. 175 Argued October 11, 1927 Decided November 21, 1927 275 U.S. 149
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Syllabus
1. The provision of the National Prohibition Act that no warrant shall issue to search any private dwelling occupied as such unless it is being used for the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor or is in part used for some business purpose, supersedes pro tanto the Act of February 14, 1917, applicable to Alaska alone. P. 151.
2. A provision in an earlier special act must give way when hostile to a definite policy declared in a later general act. P. 155.
16 F.2d 115 affirmed.
Certiorari, 274 U.S. 727, to a judgment of the circuit court of appeals affirming a judgment of the District Court for Alaska in favor of Berkeness, in a suit by the United States under the Alaska liquor law to abate a nuisance alleged to be maintained in his dwelling house.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. Berkeness, 275 U.S. 149 (1927) in 275 U.S. 149 275 U.S. 150. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=C6UXTDB2GWHT4T9.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. Berkeness, 275 U.S. 149 (1927), in 275 U.S. 149, page 275 U.S. 150. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=C6UXTDB2GWHT4T9.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. Berkeness, 275 U.S. 149 (1927). cited in 1927, 275 U.S. 149, pp.275 U.S. 150. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=C6UXTDB2GWHT4T9.
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