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Morford v. United States, 339 U.S. 258 (1950)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Morford v. United States, 339 U.S. 258 (1950)
Morford v. United States No. 236 Decided April 10, 1950 339 U.S. 258
ON PETITION FOR CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT
OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
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Petitioner, who is Executive Director of the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, Inc., was convicted in the District of Columbia of violating R.S. § 102, 2 U.S.C. § 192, by willfully refusing to produce certain documents before the Committee on Un-American Activities of the House of Representatives in compliance with a subpoena duly served upon him. On voir dire examination, counsel for petitioner was not permitted to question government employees on the jury panel with specific reference to the possible influence of Executive Order 9835, the so-called "Loyalty Order," on their ability to render a just and impartial verdict, and four government employees were permitted to serve on the jury over his objection.
Held: the conviction is reversed because of this denial of an opportunity to prove actual bias on the part of the government employees who served on the jury. P. 259.
85 U.S.App.D.C. 172, 176 F.2d 54, reversed.
Petitioner, who is Executive Director of the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, Inc., was indicted in the District of Columbia for violating R.S. § 102, 2 U.S.C. § 192, by willfully refusing to produce certain documents before the Committee on Un-American Activities of the House of Representatives in compliance with the subpoena duly served upon him. Four government employees served on the jury over his objection, and he was convicted. The Court of Appeals affirmed. 85 U.S.App.D.C. 172, 176 F.2d 54. Certiorari granted, and conviction reversed, p. 259.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Morford v. United States, 339 U.S. 258 (1950) in 339 U.S. 258 339 U.S. 259. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3ILE36M3WFXFBCY.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Morford v. United States, 339 U.S. 258 (1950), in 339 U.S. 258, page 339 U.S. 259. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3ILE36M3WFXFBCY.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Morford v. United States, 339 U.S. 258 (1950). cited in 1950, 339 U.S. 258, pp.339 U.S. 259. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3ILE36M3WFXFBCY.
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