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United States v. Gaskin, 320 U.S. 527 (1944)
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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. Gaskin, 320 U.S. 527 (1944)
United States v. Gaskin No. 68 Argued December 7, 8, 1943 Decided January 3, 1944 320 U.S. 527
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
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1. It is an offense under § 269 of the Criminal Code to arrest a person with intent to hold him in peonage. P. 528.
That the person shall have rendered service in consequence of the arrest is not an element of the offense.
2. The rules requiring definiteness and strict construction of a criminal statute do not require distortion or nullification of its evident meaning and purpose. P. 529.
50 F.Supp. 607 reversed.
Appeal under the Criminal Appeals Act from a judgment of the District Court sustaining a demurrer to an indictment.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. Gaskin, 320 U.S. 527 (1944) in 320 U.S. 527 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=X9KJI79AT23KXVF.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. Gaskin, 320 U.S. 527 (1944), in 320 U.S. 527, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=X9KJI79AT23KXVF.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. Gaskin, 320 U.S. 527 (1944). cited in 1944, 320 U.S. 527. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=X9KJI79AT23KXVF.
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