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Marshall v. United States, 360 U.S. 310 (1959)
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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.
Marshall v. United States, 360 U.S. 310 (1959)
Marshall v. United States No. 383 Argued March 25-26, 1959 Decided June 15, 1959 360 U.S. 310
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT
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At a jury trial in a Federal District Court in which petitioner was convicted of unlawfully dispensing certain drugs without a prescription from a licensed physician, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 331 (k), the judge refused to permit the Government to introduce evidence that petitioner had previously practiced medicine without a license; but some of the jurors saw and read newspaper articles alleging that he had a record of two previous felony convictions and reciting other defamatory matters about him. Upon being questioned, each of these jurors assured the judge that he would not be influenced by the news articles, and that he could decide the case only on the evidence of record.
Held: the harm to petitioner that resulted when prejudicial information denied admission into evidence was brought before jurors through newspapers requires that a new trial be granted. Pp. 310-313.
258 F.2d 94, reversed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Marshall v. United States, 360 U.S. 310 (1959) in 360 U.S. 310 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=N3MWGFK3Z9GSS2C.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Marshall v. United States, 360 U.S. 310 (1959), in 360 U.S. 310, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=N3MWGFK3Z9GSS2C.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Marshall v. United States, 360 U.S. 310 (1959). cited in 1959, 360 U.S. 310. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=N3MWGFK3Z9GSS2C.
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