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United States v. Benz, 282 U.S. 304 (1931)
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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. Benz, 282 U.S. 304 (1931)
United States v. Benz No. 112 Argued December 8, 1930 Decided January 5, 1931 282 U.S. 304
CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
Syllabus
1. A federal district court which has imposed a sentence of imprisonment upon a defendant in a criminal case has power, during the same term of court, to amend the sentence by shortening the term of imprisonment, although the defendant already has been committed and has entered upon service of the sentence. United States v. Murra, 275 U.S. 347, distinguished. P. 306.
2. Thus, to reduce a sentence by amendment is as much a judicial act as was the imposition of the sentence in the first instance; it is not a usurpation of the pardoning power of the executive. P. 311.
Response to a question certified by the circuit court of appeals, on an appeal by the government from an order of the district court reducing a sentence of imprisonment.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. Benz, 282 U.S. 304 (1931) in 282 U.S. 304 282 U.S. 305. Original Sources, accessed July 2, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YUWVKEFZ5LMSKPS.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. Benz, 282 U.S. 304 (1931), in 282 U.S. 304, page 282 U.S. 305. Original Sources. 2 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YUWVKEFZ5LMSKPS.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. Benz, 282 U.S. 304 (1931). cited in 1931, 282 U.S. 304, pp.282 U.S. 305. Original Sources, retrieved 2 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YUWVKEFZ5LMSKPS.
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