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Boyd v. United States, 271 U.S. 104 (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.
Boyd v. United States, 271 U.S. 104 (1926)
Boyd v. United States No. 365 Argued December 1, 1925 Decided April 19, 1926 271 U.S. 104
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT
Syllabus
1. The mere fact that the quantity of morphine dispensed by a registered physician by a prescription to a morphine addict without a written order exceeds what would be required by the patient for a single dose does not constitute a violation of the Anti-Narcotic Act. Linder v. United States, 268 U.S. 5. P. 106.
2. An ambiguous statement in a charge in a criminal case which, interpreted one way, would be erroneous, but which, considered with the charge as a whole, probably was understood by the jury in a harmless sense, is not a ground for reversal where the defendant did not object and seek a correction in the trial court. P. 107.
4 F.2d 1014 affirmed.
Certiorari to a judgment of the circuit court of appeals affirming a conviction of the petitioner of violations of the Anti-Narcotic Act.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Boyd v. United States, 271 U.S. 104 (1926) in 271 U.S. 104 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=BPYZLPTMIE99NG4.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Boyd v. United States, 271 U.S. 104 (1926), in 271 U.S. 104, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=BPYZLPTMIE99NG4.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Boyd v. United States, 271 U.S. 104 (1926). cited in 1926, 271 U.S. 104. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=BPYZLPTMIE99NG4.
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