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Hammer v. United States, 271 U.S. 620 (1926)
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Hammer v. United States, 271 U.S. 620 (1926)
Hammer v. United States No. 317 Argued May 5, 1926 Decided June 7, 1926 271 U.S. 620
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
Syllabus
1. False testimony before a referee in bankruptcy may constitute the offense of perjury under § 125 of the Criminal Code, and also that of knowingly making a false oath in a bankruptcy proceeding. Bankruptcy Act, § 29b. P. 625.
2. When the facts alleged as perjury in an indictment for subornation include all the elements of perjury as well as false swearing in bankruptcy, it is a charge of subornation of perjury. Id.
3. On a trial for subornation of perjury, the falsity of the testimony charged as perjury cannot be proved by the unsupported testimony of the alleged subornee. P. 626.
6 F.2d 786 reversed.
Certiorari to a judgment of the circuit court of appeals affirming a sentence for subornation of perjury committed before a referee in bankruptcy.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Hammer v. United States, 271 U.S. 620 (1926) in 271 U.S. 620 271 U.S. 624. Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=AF7TM8L2PFL65K8.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Hammer v. United States, 271 U.S. 620 (1926), in 271 U.S. 620, page 271 U.S. 624. Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=AF7TM8L2PFL65K8.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Hammer v. United States, 271 U.S. 620 (1926). cited in 1926, 271 U.S. 620, pp.271 U.S. 624. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=AF7TM8L2PFL65K8.
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