# Motion in Arrest of Judgment (23 October 1931)

Canonical: https://mobfiles.org/items/nara-55311698-capone-motion-arrest-judgment-1931/

Defense motion in arrest of judgment filed after the verdict in the Capone tax case. The court heard argument and overruled it on 24 October 1931.

A defense motion in arrest of judgment, filed after the verdict of 17 October 1931. The catalog holds it as three page images and a PDF. Neither the catalog entry nor a page read for this archive states a case number for the item itself; the parent file carries Nos. 22852 and 23232.

The judgment of 24 October 1931 records that the court "having heard arguments of counsel and having considered said motion, overrules said motion for arrest of judgment." On appeal, the Seventh Circuit treated the overruling of this motion together with the demurrer and found no error.

The page images were not read for this archive. The description follows the National Archives catalog entry.

## Sources

- National Archives Catalog: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/55311698
- National Archives file unit 1105475, The United States of America v. Alphonse Capone: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1105475