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Lambert v. California, 355 U.S. 225 (1957)
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Lambert v. California, 355 U.S. 225 (1957)
Lambert v. California No. 47 Argued April 3, 1957 Restored to the docket for reargument June 3, 1957 Reargued October 16-17, 1957 Decided December 16, 1957 355 U.S. 225
APPEAL FROM THE APPELLATE DEPARTMENT OF THE
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Syllabus
A Los Angeles municipal ordinance makes it an offense for a person who has been convicted of a crime punishable in California as a felony to remain in the City or more than five days without registering with the Chief of Police. On appeal from a conviction for failure to register,
Held: when applied to a person who.has no actual knowledge of his duty to register, and where no showing is made of the probability of such knowledge, this ordinance violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Pp. 226-230.
Reversed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Lambert v. California, 355 U.S. 225 (1957) in 355 U.S. 225 355 U.S. 226. Original Sources, accessed November 25, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=D9XR4TDI3QBEVNM.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Lambert v. California, 355 U.S. 225 (1957), in 355 U.S. 225, page 355 U.S. 226. Original Sources. 25 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=D9XR4TDI3QBEVNM.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Lambert v. California, 355 U.S. 225 (1957). cited in 1957, 355 U.S. 225, pp.355 U.S. 226. Original Sources, retrieved 25 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=D9XR4TDI3QBEVNM.
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