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Eighth Circuit· 5/4/1921

Butts v. United States

Citations

  • 273 F. 35
  • 18 A.L.R. 143
  • 1921 U.S. App. LEXIS 1413

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  • “It is not their duty to incite to and create crime for the sole purpose of prosecuting and punishing it”

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Judges: Carland, Lewis, Sanborn

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