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Stewart v. Pennsylvania, 1941 — 312 U.S. 649 · caselaw · US
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Stewart v. Pennsylvania
312 U.S. 649·Supreme Court of the United States·1941
Mr. Chief Justice Hughes, Mr. Justice McReynolds, and Mr. Justice Roberts dissent.
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Opinion
No. 86.
Stewart v. Pennsylvania.
Argued January 6, 1941.
Decided January 13, 1941.
Mr. Charles I. Thompson, with whom Mr. William A. Schnader was on the brief, for appellant. Mr. Frederic L. Ballard entered an appearance for appellant. Mr. E. Russell Shockley, Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania, with whom Mr. Claude T. Reno, Attorney General, was oh the brief, for appellee.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Per Curiam:
The judgment is affirmed. Curry v. McCanless, 307 U. S. 357; Graves v. Elliott, 307 U. S. 383.
Mr. Chief Justice Hughes, Mr. Justice McReynolds, and Mr. Justice Roberts dissent.