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Malone v. Kentucky

234 U.S. 639 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1914-06-22 Docket No. 36 English

Delivered by Hughes J.

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p. 639
MALONE v. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY.

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ERROR TO THE COURT OP APPEALS OP THE STATE OP KENTUCKY.
No. 36.
Submitted April 22, 1914.
Decided June 22, 1914.
141 Kentucky, 570, reversed on the authority of the preceding case.
The facts are stated in the opinion.
Same counsel as in Collins v. Kentucky, ante, p. 634, and argued simultaneously therewith.

delivered the opinion of the court.

This writ of error has been sued out to review a judgment of the Court of Appeals of Kentucky which affirmed the conviction of Thomas Malone, the plaintiff in error, for selling pooled tobacco, without the consent of the agents of the pool, contrary to § 3941a of the Kentucky statutes. 141 Kentucky, 570.

The case is the same in all -material respects as that of Collins v. Kentucky, decided this day, ante, p. 634, with the exception that the tobacco in question was sold by the plaintiff in error within the State of Kentucky. For the reasons stated in the opinion in the Collins Case, the judgment must be reversed.

Judgment reversed.