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Holt v. United States
42 F.2d 103
6th Cir.
1930
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*1 mond,” election, then general a similar one of did vote such contention was at support upon grounds at sus his declaration that will the defendant’s demurrer of the the ensuing the the nominees of tained in face of eleetion the suit. the same On the vote. party, he shall allowed to record in the decision of the be state court the challenged, judge equity city he shall make his declaration of the of the law court ' appellee oath.” of Richmond, right as to the of the to a Primary> vote aot saeh tte question presents itself is The first that ^as judi plea men^ 85 the of res would the ruling the court below as to the of ca^a> that, had the Vir- admitted It demurrer. is sought estop- it apply “Where is the to sought the re- make ginia statute itself to pel upon cause judgment a rendered persons should white that quirement upon arising in a suit a action to matters have the would any primary, statute vote inquiry action, different the must cause yet unconstitutional, is contended it always actually point be as to the delegates the because statute appellants that original the ae- litigated and determined in aus- whose respective under parties, the to litigated might have tion, not been thus what pro- right held, to is the primary the pices is upon matters Only such determined. voters, qualifi- such as to qualifications vide action.” judgment in another the conclusive is not persons to white when limited cation Myers Co., 263 U. S. v. International violation not in is of itself unlawful L. Ed. 165. Amendments and Fifteenth Fourteenth the United States. the appellants, hav- Constitution the The here is whether issue appellants, contended, words, primary other it eleetion jng judges in the become may do in- Virginia Legislature appellee permit the that refused to having directly, do it could not directly that which re- vote, damages such respond agree. contention, If we cannot this With fusal. political parties in state of Vir- the all the provision in It is alsocontended that the incorporated qualifications ginia same the Virginia law, providing in primary part the the Demo- regulations as rules did their pri expenses payment for the in the nobody participate could party, cratic treasury mary public question out except persons, and primary, white held, primary is locality such in which the thereby deprived of mate- be races would necessary do not think valid. We is not Con- right guaranteed to them rial being pertinent into this right is, as amended: stitution the issues involved. .aodiddo, ¡a .o partidpat, a. «.«do» judgment The for m eleetion. be voted affirmed. the court below is accordingly demurrer, points raised On rendering his decision filed judge below in opinion. F.(2d) 177. well-considered judge the learned opinion This shows that carefully points involved. considered the and conclusion agree reasoning We HOLT v. UNITED STATES. adopt it as our opinion, out set No. 5580. de- opinion questions involved Appeals, Circuit Court of Sixth Circuit. murrer. June points plea involved in On the plea was judicata, based res brought appellee against appellants, suit qí city equity in the law court Richmond, asking that a writ mandamus against appellants, requiring be issued , -r-,.. , , ,, , ., . .. ... plaintiff vote>m permit said them opinion judge primary, we are clearly right m rejecting plea. below involved precise here different issue the mandamus suit. In the from filed in the state court defendants an suit they at saying, “that were not answer primary judges in eleetion to time 1928, in April 23, the City held on Rich *2 company’s delivered at the warehouse Chicago the morning. 'next The trailer was

left company’s owners at the Detroit warehouse, dock, or loading, for and was turned over fully to the drivers and loaded by tarpaulin. covered paid' Holt then them expenses $20 for and waybills, delivered the previously he had out, made purport ing to show prepaid shipment, among others, of 117 boxes of “Anieon” tablets from the C. E. Jamieson Company, manufac turing chemists of Detroit, to the Inieon Company in Chicago, and nine boxes from Crane Company, Detroit, to Baer Brothers plumbing contractors, 1252 South Crawford avenue, Chicago. The stenciled, boxes were either error design or distinguish them, from Drug “Jamieson Company,” instead of E.C. Co.; Jamieson “Anaein” both, misspelled “Anieon” designating con tents and the name of the consignee; and “Crane” misspelled as “Craine.” WEST, Judge, dissenting. District truck reached vicinity Sturgis, Mich., way on its Chicago, it lost wheel, and while it was prohi- so disabled, bition agents, enforcement who patrol- were ling highway, stopped inspected and load. When was discovered boxes supposed Anaein tablets fact each contained three beer, eases of and the 9 boxes supposed plumbing supplies each con- tained four cases of whisky, liquor was Markle, Detroit, (Doug Mich. H. C. seized and the drivers arrested. They, of Mich., Wing, Detroit, las, Barbour course, pleaded complete ignorance of the appellant. brief), for contents of their load, and H’olt was subse- Grettenberger, Rapids, of Grand H. quently indicted and convicted, prin- as a Bowman, Rap- (Edward of Grand Mich. J. cipal, by reason of participation ids, Mich., brief), United illegal transportation of intoxicating liquors. States. When the case trial, was called for a mo- HICKENLOOPER, HICKS and Before tion suppress was made to and withhold from WEST, Judge. Judges, and District Circuit jury all evidence obtained the seizure officers, for the reason the search HICKENLOOPER, Circuit and seizure had been without search war- Raymond Holt, was the appellant, rant, thus in claimed violation of the gen garage, dispatcher and foreman Fourth Amendment to the Constitution Chicago-Detroit Ex man of the office eral denied, United States. This motion was company operated a Company, which press and such action forms the basis of the first trucking Detroit business between motor contention of error. was not stockholder offi He Chicago. corporation, but, opinion under the title of motion- We are of cer secretary, power sign he had suppress did not come too late. The de assistant employ additional trucks to handle checks, resided Detroit. The fendant indictment expense money, with Rapids, drivers furnish returned at Grand removal freight, was rates, waybills, Ultimately, fix make out the defendant was resisted. quote was to, did, give appear and facilitate required direct the movement bond generally' May 8, 1929, employed specified at a term of court in the freight. On ance West Michigan. upon men, Promptly with truck and semi- additional ern two bond, belonging them, the condition complying han open trailer raised, leaving evening point Detroit that was and to the was thereafter a load dle 5);A. Goldberg S., 297 F. analogous appearance His waived. (C. C. A. F. 528 an Schwartz v. U. date, appearance arrest as of S., 284 F. Chiccov. U. it was newly returned, and indictment but *3 & Bros. Co. compare also Guckenheimer question. raise the then too late to Newingham v. U. 786, S., F.(2d) 3 and Ct. U. 305, 41 S. S., 298, 255 v. U. S. Gouled U. 3). S., F.(2d) (both 4 490 A.C. 255 C. 647; S., U. 261, Amos U. 65 L. Ed. v. 313, 266, 65 L. 41 Ct. Ed. S. S. requiring con The other necessary considering it pass, We without evi of relates to the admission sideration the truck decide, to whether the search of dence, by government, the tendered the constitutionally legal, under made and was following epi August 21st, fact that the S., 267 U. S. the doctrine of Carroll v. U. discussed, May 9th, sode 8th and above 280, 543, 39 A. R. 132, 45 Ct. 69 L. Ed. L. S. prohibition agents federal went enforcement 790; illegal, upon the absence or as based Chicago- to the warehouse dock of the believing grounds a crime of reasonable Express Company, and there discov Detroit being committed, the was doctrine intoxicating liquor, large quantities of ered 310, 48 S., 275 S. Ct. Gambino v. U. U. S. whisky 2,064 and 300 viz., pints some 137, L. R. 1381. The 72 Ed. A. L. quarts champagne. that It is contended ship weight shipment, as a excessive this that, evidence violates the “on a rule drugs, appearance burlap ment the prosecution particular crime, for a evidence through boxes, trans the its cracks any which in manner or tends show shows portation highway the over a main between that accused the committed another has boundary Chicago in the international wholly independent crime of that for whieh professed ignorance night, dead of the trial, though he is even it is crime of a except as drivers of the contents of the load sort, the same irrelevant and inadmissible” they by shown waybills, the which surren any (16 586), C. J. not fall does within any dered, and protest lack of evidence of recognized exceptions the rule. to the to examination, all tend to the claim charging jury, the court the below legality. hand, On the other the reason specifically jurors the instructed that shipment by night ableness of to avoid ob was evidence not admitted and should not by traffic, struction that the the fact by tending be considered showing, them as or load covered, was lack of identification of show, propensity part re- the previous either truck or drivers with traffic spondent generally, commit crimes or in liquor, growing burlap use the aas commit crimes of the same that sort as lining variety for boxes in a of businesses, charged; simply that it was admitted facts, and other tend to refute the existence given weight to be such consideration and grounds. of reasonable jury receive, as the believed it was entitled to may, Be that as clear, think, isit we determining respond- whether or not the right that no of the defendant violated. was ent, date, knowingly engaged at the earlier he, corporation by Neither nor the transportation in the unlawful of intoxicat- was employed, owned the or its con truck ing liquors aiding, abetting, partici- tents. It is true the truck and that its drivers pating in the same. employed were as the instrumentalities Ordinarily, instigates, he who procures, even, possibly, independent contractors, the participates guilty a criminal act is transportation which the was to be ac principal. 332, Section Criminal complished, that drivers and owners Code (18 550). disputed § USCA It that was truck would be entitled to the consti had made a rate for may shipment Holt protection, tutional one malefactor but truck, trailer, hired the right question, and drivers escape reason of not claim transportation, waybills, its made rights out the of an that the constitutional fact expense money, started Agnello S., advanced violated. other were See v. U. journey. But,. when con- 20, 35, L. the truck 46 S. 70 Ed. 269 U. participation, evidence of 409; S., 501 fronted with this 291 F. 51 A. R. Remus v. U. rate had been made (C. Holt that 6); S., MacDaniel v. 294 F. 769 insisted U. C. A. telephone the innocent belief S., over the (C. 6); F.(2d) v. 18 A. Simmons U. quoting a rate he was carload (C. 8); S., 87 Nelson v. 18 F. C. A. U. drugs; shipment Rosenberg shipment (2d) (C. 8); 522-524 A. v. at the (C. delivered warehouse without S., F.(2d) 179, 180 8); C. A. been U. Gra seeing it; that the foreman of warehouse F.(2d) S., ham v. U. C. A. alone had handled the common laborers F.(2d) Cantrell made out in it; waybills had been made. of the authorities would be that the Many inapplicable present case, Jamieson honest belief that the so-called for there shipment and the so- of Anacin knowl tablets evidence was introduced to show sup edge, shipment plumbing negative called Crane was of while here purpose is to plies; wholly and, generally, that he lacked claim of alleged accident and inno wrongful injected motive, motive and criminal intent. cent all case into the defendant say himself. It sufficient to directly raised was thus from the propriety of ad earliest times the strictly not, speaking, knowledge, one of but mitting evidence for purpose here stated also one of Evidence was criminal intent. fully has recognized. Bottomley U. tending introduced show Holt's S., 1 Story, 135, 143, Fed. Cas. No. 1688 presence liquors intoxicating *4 (C. C., Cir.); Mining Ltd., 1st Co., Mudsill found in August the warehouse 21st. Ob- Watrous, 61 163, (C. 6); F. v. 169 C. A. viously knowledge possession liquor Penn Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Mech. Sav. Bk. at this later logical would have nor no .date Co., 413, 423, (C. Tr. F. 38 L. A. 33 R. probative “knowledge” effect to like show a 72 6); Lapage, 245, State v. 57 N. H. preceding May 8th, sup- although, 294, 24 Rep. 69; Am. Opinion J., Earl, ported by presumption he that wlm is in People v. Shulman, 80 373, note; Y.N. general charge business knows what quoted and cited approval Mayer with taking place business, at location of such People, v. 80 364,. N. Y. 373; People v. Mo knowledge possession might of an earlier well lineux, 168 264, 300, N. Y. 286, 61 N. E. 62 regarded tending knowledge be as to show R. A. Compare L. S., also Wood v. U. aat later date. Had ad- the evidence been 342, 16 Pet. 10 987; L. Ed. New York Mut. bearing mitted upon “knowledge,” or as Life Ins. Co. Armstrong, v. 591, 117 U. S. simply independent,. evidence another al- 599, 6 877, S. Ct. 29 997; L. Ed. Williamson though similar, .crime, admission would S., v. U. 207 425, 451, U. S. 28 163, 52 probably have constituted error. 278; Ed. S., Shea v. U. 236 102 F. dealing here, with knowl But we are (C. 6); S., C. A. Galbreath 257 v. U. F. edge, intent, accident, alleged but with (C. 658 A. S., C. Grant v. 268 443 U. F. particular A unfortunate coincidence. (C. 6); Sapir A. S., v. 174 U. F. 219 knowledge necessary and is not one of the 2).A.C. ingredients indispensable crime receiving charged, goods, posses as in stolen intent, introduced to repel show pretenses, possibility money, sion of counterfeit false mistake, accident or attempted The defendant here time of like. occurrence of and the the collateral circum almost inevitable conclusion stance duplication meet the is immaterial. Such transporta unlawful participation just situation the same as abnormal after liquor the contention that he was laid tion the time in the indictment as before. designing strangers, tool of that Accordingly it is held innocent that evidence of the criminal intent. wholly lacked all Under collateral circumstance after as well as be logically position is circumstances alleged fore the commission crime may explained evidence weakened may supra; be admitted. Wood v. S.,U. only by the in with innocence as consistent Mut. Penn Life Ins. v.Co. Mech. Bk. Sav. alleged accidental the same tervention Co., supra; People & Tr. Shulman, v. su expound well doctrine is This circumstances. pra; Snyder (C. C.) U. S. 554; v. 14 F. “ * * * unusu Wigmore: An by Prof. ed Call, 126, 132; 48 N. H. v. Common State might perhaps be element abnormal al and Price, Gray (Mass.) 472, 476, v. 10 wealth the oftener sim instance, in one but present generally Am. Dec. 668. The courts use results, the similar occur with ilar instances phrase time,” “at or about the same but likely to likely is the abnormal element less clear, think, length it is we that the of the. Wig explanation of them.” true be the separating interval, and the faet that evi seq. (2d Ed.) 302 et § Evidence more similar instance was of but dence weight to the proved, would be served good purpose here No admissibility. Spurr evidence, evidence v. myriad of cases where not to óf the review 6). A. S., transactions has been 87 F. each collateral U. of other and scienter, is, necessity quo animo, must prove ease admitted proba tendered be, defendant whether the evidence has motive, or intent restating logically and act; effect, particular nor the doctrine doing tive of a has, and we If it think such is under which such evidence of chances. circumstances charge here, not be sim- strongly case excluded may tend to commission shows the because it also ply fact is immaterial. last This another crime. (Mass.) 7 Allen Jeffries, Commonwealth v. approval 712, quoted 548, 83 Dec. Am. (C. C. Rumely 293 F. at supra, N. H. Lapage, State A. at Shulman, supra, 295; People v. page

page 376 of N. Y.

Judgment affirmed.

WEST, respectfully shows I dissent. The record in the lan- was,

that the substantial guage charge: unusual “Whether the you such as to circumstances were convince beyond respondent a reasonable doubt that guilty of the fact packages whisky contained and beer and that *5 assisting transporta- he was the unlawful tion thereof.” Consequently trans- the evidence of the August 21, being

action of admissible knowledge the bare of defendant’s May preceding, have theory admitted on the tended to throw light upon intent, depend- motive or solely ing or lack of knowledge. And, proof if thought government intent, motive it should and no would have doubt been in- troduced chief instead of on rebuttal.

CITY OF SAN ANTONIO et al. v. RUBIN et al. No. 5721. Appeals,

Circuit Court of Fifth Circuit.

June Jr., Joseph Cobbs, Quin, K. D. T. City Atty., Antonio; Tex., all of

Ryan, San appellants. McMillan, Antonio, (J. Tex. R. J. of San Davis, Terrell, Hall, Edinburg, Tex. and Antonio, Tex., Hall, of San Millan Mc appellees. brief), BRYAN, Circuit Before WALKER DAWKINS, Judges,

Case Details

Case Name: Holt v. United States
Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Date Published: Jun 27, 1930
Citation: 42 F.2d 103
Docket Number: 5580
Court Abbreviation: 6th Cir.
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