UNITED STATES v. THIND

No. 202.

261 U.S. 204 (1923)

UNITED STATES v. BHAGAT SINGH THIND.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 19, 1923.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Solicitor General Beck, with whom Mr. Alfred A. Wheat, Special Assistant to the Attorney General, was on the brief, for the United States.

Mr. Will R. King, with whom Mr. Thomas Mannix was on the brief, for Bhagat Singh Thind.


MR. JUSTICE SUTHERLAND delivered the opinion of the Court.

This cause is here upon a certificate from the Circuit Court of Appeals, requesting the instruction of this Court in respect of the following questions:

"1. Is a high caste Hindu of full Indian blood, born at Amrit Sar, Punjab, India, a white person within the meaning of section 2169, Revised Statutes?

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