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United States v. Carter, 231 U.S. 492 (1943)
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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. Carter, 231 U.S. 492 (1943)
United States v. Carter No. 722 Motion to dismiss submitted December 1, 1913 Decided December 15, 1913 231 U.S. 492
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
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Under the Criminal Appeals Act of March 2, 1907, this Court has no power to revise the mere interpretation of an indictment by the court below, but is confined to ascertaining whether that court erroneously construed the statute on which the indictment rested.
In this case, the writ of error is dismissed, as the ruling of the court below that the counts which were quashed were bad in law did not reasonably involve a construction of the statute, but may well have rested on the opinion of the court as to insufficiency of the indictment.
The facts, which involve the jurisdiction of this Court of appeals under the Criminal Appeals Act of March 2, 1907, are stated in the opinion.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. Carter, 231 U.S. 492 (1943) in 231 U.S. 492 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=QPA2542K5YXDABW.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. Carter, 231 U.S. 492 (1943), in 231 U.S. 492, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=QPA2542K5YXDABW.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. Carter, 231 U.S. 492 (1943). cited in 1943, 231 U.S. 492. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=QPA2542K5YXDABW.
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