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Massey v. United States, 291 U.S. 608 (1934)
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Massey v. United States, 291 U.S. 608 (1934)
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Massey v. United States No. 707 Argued March 5, 1934 Decided March 12, 1934 291 U.S. 608
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT.
A conviction for conspiracy to violate the National Prohibition Act was affirmed by the Circuit Court of Appeals, but mandate was stayed to allow application to this Court for writ of certiorari. Petition for the writ was filed within time, soon after the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment had been consummated. Held that the judgment should be reversed and the cause remanded to the District Court with direction to vacate the sentence and dismiss the indictment on the authority of United States v. Chambers, ante, p. 217.
66 F.2d 666 reversed.
Certiorari to review a judgment of the Circuit Court of Appeals affirming a conviction of conspiracy to violate the National Prohibition Act. The writ of certiorari at first denied, post, p. 669, was granted on a petition for rehearing, post, p. 655.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Massey v. United States, 291 U.S. 608 (1934) in 291 U.S. 608 291 U.S. 609. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=N7BEVQ1Y6QNH8ZR.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Massey v. United States, 291 U.S. 608 (1934), in 291 U.S. 608, page 291 U.S. 609. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=N7BEVQ1Y6QNH8ZR.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Massey v. United States, 291 U.S. 608 (1934). cited in 1934, 291 U.S. 608, pp.291 U.S. 609. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=N7BEVQ1Y6QNH8ZR.
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