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Pinkerton v. United States

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Pinkerton v. United States
by William O. Douglas
Syllabus

Pinkerton v. United States, 328 U.S. 640 (1946), is a case in the Supreme Court of the United States. The case enunciated the principle of Pinkerton liability, a prominent concept in the law of conspiracy.

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Court Documents

United States Supreme Court

328 U.S. 640

PINKERTON et al.  v.  UNITED STATES.

 Argued: May 1, 1946. --- Decided: June 10, 1946

See 67 S.Ct. 26.

Mr. John S. Tucker, Jr., of Birmingham, Ala., for petitioners.

Mr. W. Marvin Smith, of Washington, D.C., for respondent.

Mr. Justice DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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