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Robinson v. United States, 324 U.S. 282 (1945)
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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.
Robinson v. United States, 324 U.S. 282 (1945)
Robinson v. United States No. 514 Argued February 8, 1945 Decided March 5, 1945 324 U.S. 282
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEAL
FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT
Syllabus
The Federal Kidnapping Act authorizes a sentence of death when recommended by the jury, "provided that the death sentence shall not be imposed by the court if, prior to its imposition, the kidnapped person has been liberated unharmed."
Held:
1. The fact that the injuries inflicted on the kidnapped person were not permanent, or were healed before imposition of sentence, did not bar the death penalty. P. 285.
2. In the case of a defendant who twice violently struck his victim on the head with an iron bar, inflicting injuries from which she was still suffering when liberated, and upon whom the death sentence was imposed, the proviso was not invalid for uncertainty in the meaning of the words "unharmed" and "liberated unharmed." P. 286.
144 F.2d 392 affirmed.
Certiorari, 323 U.S. 808, to review the affirmance of a conviction and sentence of death for violation of the Federal Kidnapping Act.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Robinson v. United States, 324 U.S. 282 (1945) in 324 U.S. 282 Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KAENR2HR4CQ3QHW.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Robinson v. United States, 324 U.S. 282 (1945), in 324 U.S. 282, Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KAENR2HR4CQ3QHW.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Robinson v. United States, 324 U.S. 282 (1945). cited in 1945, 324 U.S. 282. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KAENR2HR4CQ3QHW.
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