v1257-111

No. 3460.

IN THE

United States

Circuit Court of Appeals,

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT.

Harry Dean,

Plaintiff in Error,

vs.

The United States of America,

Defendant in Error.

BRIEF OF DEFENDANT IN ERROR.

ARGUMENT.

The only point raised is stated by plaintiff in error

on page four of his brief, as follows:

"The said indictment does not state facts sufficient

to constitute a public offense, or any offense or crime

whatsoever against the laws or statutes of the United

States, in that it fails to charge this defendant with a

violation of the Harrison Narcotic Law as amended,

of which he was found guilty and adjudged to suft'er

imprisonment/'

The indictment in this case charges an offense under

the Harrison Narcotic Act, as amended February 24th,

1919, and particularly section one thereof, 40 Statutes

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