United States v. Millard

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York

United States v. Millard

26 F. Cas. 1253, 13 Blatchf. 534, 1876 U.S. App. LEXIS 1877

CourtU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York

DecidedDecember 21, 1876

StatusPublished

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United States v. Millard, 26 F. Cas. 1253, 13 Blatchf. 534, 1876 U.S. App. LEXIS 1877 (circtsdny 1876).

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Opinion

This was an indictment iagainst Samuel H. Millard], under section 3397 of the Revised Statutes, charging that the defendant “did buy, receive and have in his possession” cigars on which the tax to which they were liable had not been paid. On the trial, it was held, that the averment was divisible, and that a conviction could be had on proof of possession alone, the statute using the words “buys, receives or has in his possession.”

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This was an indictment iagainst Samuel H. Millard], under section 3397 of the Revised Statutes, charging that the defendant “did buy, receive and have in his possession” cigars on which the tax to which they were liable had not been paid. On the trial, it was held, that the averment was divisible, and that a conviction could be had on proof of possession alone, the statute using the words “buys, receives or has in his possession.”

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26 F. Cas. 1253, 13 Blatchf. 534, 1876 U.S. App. LEXIS 1877, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/united-states-v-millard-circtsdny-1876.