United States v. Moreland

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United States v. Moreland
by Joseph McKenna

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United States v. Moreland, 258 U.S. 433 (1922), was a case heard by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 9 and 10, 1922, and decided a month later on April 17. The case involved a Fifth Amendment rights issue centering on whether or not hard labor was an infamous punishment (thus triggering the necessity of a grand jury indictment) or whether imprisonment in a penitentiary was a necessity for punishment to be considered infamous. Warning: template has been deprecated.

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Dissenting Opinion: Brandeis

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United States Supreme Court

258 U.S. 433

United States v. Moreland

Argued: March 9 and 10, 1922. --- Decided: April 17, 1922

Messrs. George P. Barse and F. H. Stephens, both of Washington, D. C., for the United States.

Mr. Foster Wood (pro hac vice), of Washington, D. C., for respondent.

Mr. Justice McKENNA 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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