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United States v. Brown, 333 U.S. 18 (1948)
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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. Brown, 333 U.S. 18 (1948)
United States v. Brown No. 100 Argued January 6, 1948 Decided February 2, 1948 333 U.S. 18
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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1. Under the Federal Escape Act, a sentence for escape or attempt to escape while serving one of several consecutive sentences is to be superimposed upon all prior sentences service of which has not been completed, and is to begin upon the expiration of the last of the prior sentences. Pp. 18-27.
2. The canon in favor of strict construction of penal statutes is not an inexorable command to override common sense and evident statutory purpose. P. 25.
160 F.2d 310 reversed.
Respondent’s motion for correction of a sentence imposed upon him for an offense under the Federal Escape Act was overruled by the District Court. 67 F.Supp. 116. The Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the cause to the District Court. 160 F.2d 310. This Court granted certiorari. 332 U.S. 755. Reversed, p. 27.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. Brown, 333 U.S. 18 (1948) in 333 U.S. 18 Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=XXU7XAM8E5SQI3X.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. Brown, 333 U.S. 18 (1948), in 333 U.S. 18, Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=XXU7XAM8E5SQI3X.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. Brown, 333 U.S. 18 (1948). cited in 1948, 333 U.S. 18. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=XXU7XAM8E5SQI3X.
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