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McDonald v. Massachusetts, 180 U.S. 311 (1901)
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McDonald v. Massachusetts, 180 U.S. 311 (1901)
McDonald v. Massachusetts Submitted January 25, 1901 Decided February 25, 1901 180 U.S. 311
ERROR TO THE SUPERIOR COURT
OF THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS
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The statute of Massachusetts of 1887, c. 435, by which
whoever has been twice convicted of crime, sentenced and committed to prison, in this or any other state, or once in this and once at least in any other state, for terms of not less than three years each shall, upon conviction of a felony committed in this state after the passage of this act, be deemed to be an habitual criminal, and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for twenty-five years,
is constitutional.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," McDonald v. Massachusetts, 180 U.S. 311 (1901) in 180 U.S. 311 Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=TJQTGF7EB4A6PIR.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." McDonald v. Massachusetts, 180 U.S. 311 (1901), in 180 U.S. 311, Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=TJQTGF7EB4A6PIR.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in McDonald v. Massachusetts, 180 U.S. 311 (1901). cited in 1901, 180 U.S. 311. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=TJQTGF7EB4A6PIR.
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