Ramsey v. United States

The grand jury in the Eastern District of Tennessee returned an eight-count indictment against appellant, Sanford Ramsey, and his son, Charles Sanders Ramsey (known as "Sonny" Ramsey), charging violation of various sections of the Internal Revenue Code relating to the illicit distillation of alcohol and to the possession and concealment of liquor on which the taxes imposed by the internal revenue laws of the United States had not been paid. The father and son were tried separately. The latter was tried first by the court, jury trial having been waived. After hearing the evidence, the court overruled a motion to suppress, found the son guilty as charged, and reserved sentence pending the later trial of the father.