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Legal Citation: 307 U.S. 174 (1939)

Appellant
United States

Appellees
Jack Miller, Frank Layton

Appellant's Claim
That the Western Arkansas District Court had erred in dismissing indictments against the appellees for violating the National Firearms Act of 1934.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Gordon Dean

Chief Lawyer for Appellees
None

Justices for the Court
Hugo Lafayette Black, Pierce Butler, Felix Frankfurter, Charles Evans Hughes, James Clark McReynolds (writing for the Court), Stanley Forman Reed, Owen Josephus Roberts, Harlan Fiske Stone

Justices Dissenting
None (William O. Douglas did not participate)

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
15 May 1939

Decision
In favor of the government's appeal, reversing the lower court's dismissal of charges...