FRAZIER v. UNITED STATES

No. 44.

335 U.S. 497 (1948)

FRAZIER v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 20, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Edward Buckley, Jr. argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was Milton Conn.

Robert W. Ginnane argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Perlman, Robert S. Erdahl and Josephine H. Klein.


MR. JUSTICE RUTLEDGE delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner's primary complaint is that he has been denied the trial "by an impartial jury" which the Sixth Amendment guarantees. He was convicted of violating the Harrison Narcotics Act,1 by a jury composed entirely of employees of the Federal Government. One juror, Moore, and the wife of another, Root, were employed in the office of the...

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