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JORDAN v. DE GEORGE.

No. 348.

341 U.S. 223 (1951)

JORDAN, DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION, v. DE GEORGE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 7, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Davis argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Perlman, Assistant Attorney General McInerney, L. Paul Winings and Charles Gordon.

Thomas F. Dolan argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Sherlock J. Hartnett.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE VINSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case presents only one question: whether conspiracy to defraud the United States of taxes on distilled spirits is a "crime involving moral turpitude" within the meaning of § 19 (a) of the Immigration Act of 1917.1

Respondent, a native and citizen of Italy, has lived continuously in the United States since he entered...

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