Biddle v. Perovich, 274 U.S. 480 (1927)

Name: Biddle v. Perovich, 274 U.S. 480 (1927) - Syllabus
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Biddle v. Perovich

No. 771

Argued May 2, 1927
Decided May 31, 1927
274 U.S. 480

CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT OF APPEALS

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

Syllabus

Under his power "to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States" (Const. Art II, § 2), the President may commute a sentence of death to life imprisonment without the convict’s consent. Burdick v. United States, 236 U.S. 79, limited. P. 486.

Response to a certificate of questions from the circuit court of appeals, arising upon review of a judgment of the district court in habeas corpus discharging Perovich from the Leavenworth Penitentiary.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Biddle v. Perovich, 274 U.S. 480 (1927) in 274 U.S. 480 274 U.S. 485. Original Sources, accessed April 17, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=MKYTRNI8V8CLUJJ.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Biddle v. Perovich, 274 U.S. 480 (1927), in 274 U.S. 480, page 274 U.S. 485. Original Sources. 17 Apr. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=MKYTRNI8V8CLUJJ.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Biddle v. Perovich, 274 U.S. 480 (1927). cited in 1927, 274 U.S. 480, pp.274 U.S. 485. Original Sources, retrieved 17 April 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=MKYTRNI8V8CLUJJ.

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