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United States v. Katz, 271 U.S. 354 (1926)
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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.
United States v. Katz, 271 U.S. 354 (1926)
United States v. Katz No. 726, 727 Argued March 11, 1926 Decided May 24, 1926 271 U.S. 354
ERROR TO THE UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
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1. Section 10 of the Prohibition Act, in providing that no person shall manufacture, purchase for sale, or transport any liquor with out making a record of the transaction in detail, applies to persons authorized by other sections of the Act to deal in nonbeverage liquor under government permit; it was not intended to add to the crime of unauthorized dealing a second offense whenever the person so dealing should fail to make a record of his own wrongdoing. P. 356.
2. General terms descriptive of a class of persons made subject to a criminal statute may and should be limited where the literal application of the statute would lead to extreme or absurd results, and where the legislative purpose gathered from the whole Act would be satisfied by a more limited interpretation. P. 362.
5 F.2d 527 affirmed.
Error to judgments of the district court quashing indictments.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. Katz, 271 U.S. 354 (1926) in 271 U.S. 354 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7LZELXDKWQWJJE2.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. Katz, 271 U.S. 354 (1926), in 271 U.S. 354, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7LZELXDKWQWJJE2.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. Katz, 271 U.S. 354 (1926). cited in 1926, 271 U.S. 354. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7LZELXDKWQWJJE2.
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