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United States v. Bramblett, 348 U.S. 503 (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.
United States v. Bramblett, 348 U.S. 503 (1955)
United States v. Bramblett No. 159 Argued February 7, 1955 Decided April 4, 1955 348 U.S. 503
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Syllabus
The Disbursing Office of the House of Representatives is a "department or agency" of the United States within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 1001, which forbids the willful falsification of a material fact "in any matter within the jurisdiction of any department or agency of the United States." Pp. 503-510.
(a) The legislative history of this section shows that it was the intention of Congress to make it applicable to the legislative and judicial branches of the Government. Pp. 504-508.
(b) A different result is not required by the definitions of "department" and "agency" in 18 U.S.C. § 6. Pp. 508-509.
(c) The development, scope and purpose of § 1001 shows that "department," as used in this context, was meant to describe the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Government. p. 509.
(d) That criminal statutes must be construed strictly does not mean that every criminal statute must be given the narrowest possible meaning in complete disregard of the purpose of the legislature. Pp. 509-510.
120 F.Supp. 857 reversed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. Bramblett, 348 U.S. 503 (1955). cited in 1955, 348 U.S. 503. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PRXBYQ4HQY71DCE.
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