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Bell v. United States, 349 U.S. 81 (1955)
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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.
Bell v. United States, 349 U.S. 81 (1955)
Bell v. United States No. 468 Argued April 21, 1955 Decided May 9, 1955 349 U.S. 81
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT
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Petitioner was indicted and pleaded guilty on two counts for violation of the Mann Act, each count referring to a different woman. Petitioner had transported the two women on the same trip and in the same vehicle.
Held: Petitioner committed but a single offense, and was not subject to cumulative punishment under the two counts. Pp. 81-84.
(a) Congress has not made the simultaneous transportation of more than one woman in violation of the Mann Act clearly liable to cumulative punishment for each woman so transported. Pp. 82-83.
(b) Where Congress has not fixed the punishment for a federal offense clearly, doubt will be resolved against turning a single transaction into multiple offenses. Pp. 83-84.
213 F.2d 629, reversed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Bell v. United States, 349 U.S. 81 (1955) in 349 U.S. 81 Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=JET5LUBS4Q6PAZE.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Bell v. United States, 349 U.S. 81 (1955), in 349 U.S. 81, Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=JET5LUBS4Q6PAZE.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Bell v. United States, 349 U.S. 81 (1955). cited in 1955, 349 U.S. 81. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=JET5LUBS4Q6PAZE.
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