STILSON v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 264, 265.

250 U.S. 583 (1919)

STILSON v. UNITED STATES. SUKYS v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 10, 1919.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Henry John Nelson for plaintiffs in error.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Stewart, with whom Mr. W.C. Herron was on the brief, for the United States.


MR. JUSTICE DAY delivered the opinion of the court.

The plaintiffs in error were indicted with two others, not apprehended, and were convicted under the conspiracy section (4) of the Espionage Act, 40 Stat. 217, 219. The section which the plaintiffs in error were charged with a criminal conspiracy to violate (3), provides: ". . . whoever, when the United States is at war, shall willfully cause or attempt to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of...

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