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UNITED STATES v. SHARPNACK

No. 35.

355 U.S. 286 (1958)

UNITED STATES v. SHARPNACK.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 13, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beatrice Rosenberg argued the cause for the United States. With her on the brief were Solicitor General Rankin, Warren Olney, III, then Assistant Attorney General, and Leonard B. Sand.

Joel W. Westbrook argued the cause and filed a brief for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE BURTON delivered the opinion of the Court.

The issue in this case is whether the Assimilative Crimes Act of 1948, 18 U. S. C. § 13, is constitutional insofar as it makes applicable to a federal enclave a subsequently enacted criminal law of the State in which the enclave is situated. For the reasons hereafter stated, we hold that it is constitutional.

A four-count indictment, in the United States District Court for the Western District of...

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