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United States v. Limehouse, 285 U.S. 424 (1932)
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United States v. Limehouse, 285 U.S. 424 (1932)
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United States v. Limehouse No. 513 Argued February 25, 26, 1932 Decided April 11, 1932 285 U.S. 424
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Syllabus
1. In § 211 of the Criminal Code, which declares unmailable "every obscene, lewd, or lascivious, and every filthy" book, letter, etc., "or other publication of an indecent character," and punishes the mailing of such things, the words "and every filthy" add a new class to the matter included when this Court construed the prohibition (R.S. 3893) as confined to matter "calculated to corrupt and debauch the minds and morals of those into whose hands it might fall" and to induce sex immorality. Swearingen v. United States, 161 U.S. 446. P. 426.
2. The section is held applicable to letters that contained much foul language and that charged the addressees, or persons associated with them, with sex immorality. Id.
58 F.2d 395 reversed.
Appeal under the amended Criminal Appeals Act from an order quashing,an indictment on demurrer.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. Limehouse, 285 U.S. 424 (1932) in 285 U.S. 424 285 U.S. 425. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=XTKB53WB4DFJF17.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. Limehouse, 285 U.S. 424 (1932), in 285 U.S. 424, page 285 U.S. 425. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=XTKB53WB4DFJF17.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. Limehouse, 285 U.S. 424 (1932). cited in 1932, 285 U.S. 424, pp.285 U.S. 425. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=XTKB53WB4DFJF17.
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