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Lanzetta v. New Jersey, 306 U.S. 451 (1939)
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Lanzetta v. New Jersey, 306 U.S. 451 (1939)
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Lanzetta v. New Jersey No. 308 Argued January 9, 1939 Decided March 27, 1939 306 U.S. 451
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF ERRORS AND APPEALS OF NEW JERSEY
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An Act of New Jersey declares:
Any person not engaged in any lawful occupation, known to be a member of any gang consisting of two or more persons, who has been convicted at least three times of being a disorderly person, or who has been convicted of any crime in this or any other State, is declared to be a gangster. . . .
Every violation is punishable by fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 20 years, or both.
Held: repugnant to the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, because of its vagueness and uncertainty. P. 453.
120 N.J.L. 189; 198 A. 837, reversed.
APPEAL from a judgment affirming a conviction and sentence of three men as gangsters. See also 118 N.J.L. 212, 192 A. 89.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Lanzetta v. New Jersey, 306 U.S. 451 (1939) in 306 U.S. 451 306 U.S. 452. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DKAFXG85N3HPSXX.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Lanzetta v. New Jersey, 306 U.S. 451 (1939), in 306 U.S. 451, page 306 U.S. 452. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DKAFXG85N3HPSXX.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Lanzetta v. New Jersey, 306 U.S. 451 (1939). cited in 1939, 306 U.S. 451, pp.306 U.S. 452. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DKAFXG85N3HPSXX.
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