UNITED STATES v. HOOD

No. 426.

343 U.S. 148 (1952)

UNITED STATES v. HOOD ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 31, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip Elman argued the cause for the United States. Solicitor General Perlman, Assistant Attorney General McInerney and Beatrice Rosenberg filed a brief for the United States.

Ben F. Cameron argued the cause for appellees. With him on a brief were W. S. Henley, Robert W. Thompson, Jr. and Albert Sidney Johnston for Brashier et al., appellees.


Opinion of the Court by MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER, announced by THE CHIEF JUSTICE.

The defendants were charged in the District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi with a conspiracy to violate 18 U. S. C. (Supp. IV) § 215 and numerous substantive violations of the same section. The law provides:

"Whoever solicits or receives, either as a political contribution, or for personal emolument, any money or thing of value, in consideration of the promise...

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