United States v. Sharpnack, 355 U.S. 286 (1958)

United States v. Sharpnack


No. 35


Argued October 29, 1957
Decided January 13, 1958
355 U.S. 286

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

Syllabus

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. Pp. 286-297.

Reversed and remanded.