Hodge v. United States
Hodge v. United States
Opinion of the Court
Hodge was charged with having carried on the business of retail liquor dealer without paying the special tax required by law, was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to pay a fine and be imprisoned for a short period in a county jail. This writ of error seeks a reversal of that judgment on two grounds: First, because the indictment failed1 to state a criminal offense; and, second, because the court erred in admitting certain evidence over defendant’s objections.
Counsel for plaintiff in error have in their brief copied the assignments of error with all their generality and incprrect references to pages in the record where the testimony is said to be found, and have done- nothing more. They have conspicuously failed to conform to the rule of our court which requires them to set out separately and particularly each error asserted and intended to be urged.
The judgment must be affirmed.
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- 1. Internal Revenue (§ 47*) — Criminal Prosecutions — Indictment. An indictment charging that on a given day at a specified place within the jurisdiction of the court the defendant “did willfully, unlawfully, and feloniously carry on the business of a retail liquor dealer without having paid the special tax therefor, as required by law,” sufficiently charges the statutory offense. [Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Internal Revenue, Dec. Dig. § 47.*] 2. Criminal Daw (§ 1129*) — Appeal and Error — Assignments oe Error. Assignments of error in a criminal case, relating to the admission of evidence stated to be shown on certain pages of the record, where such evidence is not found, and where it is not more specifically pointed out in the brief, are insufficient to require the appellate court to review the alleged errors. [Ed. Note. — For other eases, see Criminal Daw, Cent. Dig. §§ 295-1 - 2964; Dec. Dig. § 3129.*]