1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. U.S.
  4. 320 U.S.
  5. 320 U.S. 264 (1943)
 

ROBERTS v. UNITED STATES

No. 19.

320 U.S. 264 (1943)

ROBERTS v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 22, 1943.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Newton B. Powell, with whom Mr. Benton Littleton Britnell was on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. Paul A. Freund, with whom Solicitor General Fahy, Assistant Attorney General Tom C. Clark, Messrs. Oscar A. Provost and W. Marvin Smith and Miss Melva M. Graney were on the brief, for the United States.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

In April, 1938, petitioner pleaded guilty to a violation of 18 U.S.C. 409 and the District Court entered a judgment sentencing him to pay a fine of $250 and to serve two years in a federal penitentiary. Acting under authority of the Probation Act1 the court then suspended execution of the sentence conditioned upon payment of the fine, and ordered petitioner's release on probation for...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases