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Sealfon v. United States, 332 U.S. 575 (1948)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Sealfon v. United States, 332 U.S. 575 (1948)
Sealfon v. United States No. 174 Argued December 11, 1947 Decided January 5, 1948 332 U.S. 575
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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1. Petitioner was tried and acquitted on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States by presenting false invoices and making false representations to a ration board to the effect that certain sales of sugar products were made to exempt agencies. Thereafter, he was tried and convicted for aiding and abetting the uttering and publishing of the false invoices introduced in the conspiracy trial. The crux of the prosecutor’s case at the second trial was an alleged agreement necessarily found in the first trial to be nonexistent.
Held: in the unique circumstances of this case, the jury’s verdict in the conspiracy trial was a determination favorable to petitioner of the facts essential to conviction of the substantive offense, and res judicata was a valid defense to the second prosecution. Pp. 576-580.
2. The doctrine of res judicata is applicable to criminal as well as civil proceedings, and operates to conclude those matters in issue which have been determined by a previous verdict, even though the offenses be different. P. 578.
161 F.2d 481, reversed.
After being acquitted on a conspiracy charge, petitioner was tried and convicted on substantially the same evidence for violating § 332 of the Criminal Code. The Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed. 161 F.2d 481. This Court granted certiorari. 332 U.S. 754. Reversed, p. 580.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Sealfon v. United States, 332 U.S. 575 (1948) in 332 U.S. 575 332 U.S. 576. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4IWUMLDCSS8RAEI.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Sealfon v. United States, 332 U.S. 575 (1948), in 332 U.S. 575, page 332 U.S. 576. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4IWUMLDCSS8RAEI.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Sealfon v. United States, 332 U.S. 575 (1948). cited in 1948, 332 U.S. 575, pp.332 U.S. 576. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4IWUMLDCSS8RAEI.
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