Beauharnais v. Illinois

*277Mr. Justice Reed, with whom Mr. Justice Douglas joins,

dissenting.

The Fourteenth Amendment of our Constitution forbids that any person be deprived by a state of liberty or property without due process of law. This Illinois conviction subjects petitioner to a fine of $200. The petitioner challenges the validity of the sentence on the ground that his conviction under § 224a, Division 1, of the Illinois Criminal Code1 violates substantive due process. The petition for certiorari phrases the issue thus: “Is the Illinois statute ... as construed ... or applied . . . invalid . . . because it…