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Berman v. United States, 302 U.S. 211 (1937)
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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.
Berman v. United States, 302 U.S. 211 (1937)
Berman v. United States No. 26 Argued November 9, 1937 Decided December 6, 1937 302 U.S. 211
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
Syllabus
1. The sentence in a criminal case is the final judgment. P. 212.
2. A sentence remains the final judgment, and is appealable notwithstanding a suspension of execution. P. 212.
In criminal cases, as well as civil, the judgment is final for the purpose of appeal when it terminate the litigation on the merits and leaves nothing to be done but to enforce by execution what has been determined.
3. The finality of a sentence and the right to appeal from it are not affected by placing the convict on probation. P. 213.
4. During the pendency of an appeal from a sentence, the District Court is without jurisdiction to modify its judgment by resentencing the prisoner. P. 214.
88 F.2d 645 reversed.
Certiorari, 301 U.S. 675, to review a judgment dismissing an appeal from a criminal sentence and affirming a later one imposed after the appeal was taken.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Berman v. United States, 302 U.S. 211 (1937) in 302 U.S. 211 Original Sources, accessed July 3, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DAG64NCGBD6NZLU.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Berman v. United States, 302 U.S. 211 (1937), in 302 U.S. 211, Original Sources. 3 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DAG64NCGBD6NZLU.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Berman v. United States, 302 U.S. 211 (1937). cited in 1937, 302 U.S. 211. Original Sources, retrieved 3 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DAG64NCGBD6NZLU.
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