Ginsberg v. United States. - United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Ginsberg v. United States.

By United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

  • Release Date: 1938-04-14
  • Genre: Law

Description

Louis Ginsberg, Guy Payne, and Uhle Eichenbaum appeal from convictions for conspiracy to violate the federal narcotic laws and for substantive violations of them. Errors assigned are a refusal of a bill of particulars, refusal to quash the indictment before trial and, on conclusion of the governments case, refusal of a continuance, refusal of instructed verdict of not guilty, refusal to exclude evidence got by wire tapping, and as to a misconduct of the prosecuting attorney and a charge of the court to the jury. The sentences also are asserted to be cruel and unusual punishment.

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