826 ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Cases under the food and drugs act of June SO, 1906, reported for criminal prosecution 

 during the fiscal year 1910, and finally determined during the year or pending in the 

 courts at its c/ost'— Continued. 



RECAPITULATION. 



iTerminated in favor of the United States: 



Defendant pleaded guilty and fined 236 



Defendant pleaded guilty; sentence suspended 1 



Defendant convicted and fined upon plea of not guilty 10 



Defendant convicted; sentence suspended 2 



Total 249 



iTerminated In favor of the defendant: 



Verdict in favor of defendant 3 



Court sustained demurrer 4 



Motion to quash sustained 1 



Grand jury failed to return indictment 3 



Leave to file information denied 6 



Pending: • 



Information or indictment filed 138 



Pending in Department of Justice 252. 



Defendant convicted; motion in arrest of judgment 1 



Motion to quash Indictment sustained; Government appealed to Supreme Court 1 



Motion to quash 6 



Information filed; demurrer interposed 4 



Information filed; demurrer argued 1 



Defendant arrested; bound over to await action of grand jury 1 



Total 404 



Dismissed 96 



Summary: 



Cases decided in favor of the United States 249 



Cases decided In favor of the defendant 8 



Grand jury failed to return indictment 3 



Leave to file information denied 6 



Cases dismissed '. 96 



Cases pending 4C4 



Total number of cases reported in the fiscal year 1910 766 



Total amount of fines imposed $7, 868 



