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Sugarman v. United States, 249 U.S. 182 (1919)
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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.
Sugarman v. United States, 249 U.S. 182 (1919)
Sugarman v. United States No. 345 Argued January 9, 1919 Decided March 3, 1919 249 U.S. 182
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
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To empower this Court to review a judgment of a district court as involving the Constitution, under Jud.Code, § 238, the writ of error must present a substantial constitutional question, properly raised below. P. 183.
A substantial constitutional question cannot be based upon a refusal to give requested instructions the substance of which was clearly embodied in the charge to the jury. P. 184.
A judge is not obliged to adopt the exact language of instructions requested, or to repeat instructions already given in substance. P. 185.
Writ of error to review 245 F. 604 dismissed.
The case is stated in the opinion.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Sugarman v. United States, 249 U.S. 182 (1919) in 249 U.S. 182 249 U.S. 183. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=JB54C3D54BPAHHM.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Sugarman v. United States, 249 U.S. 182 (1919), in 249 U.S. 182, page 249 U.S. 183. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=JB54C3D54BPAHHM.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Sugarman v. United States, 249 U.S. 182 (1919). cited in 1919, 249 U.S. 182, pp.249 U.S. 183. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=JB54C3D54BPAHHM.
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