Legal Opinion
Whitfield v. Ohio
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 2, 1936No. 377PublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sutherland
Petitioner was charged in the Municipal Court. of Cleveland with a violation of § 2228-1 of the Ohio General Code, adopted March 23, 1933, which provides:
“After January 19, 1934, no goods, wares or merchandise, manufactured or mined wholly or in part in a'ny other state by convicts or prisoners, except convicts or prisoners on parole or probation, shall be sold on the open market in this state.”
By § 2228-2, a violation of this provision subjects the offender to a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $50 for the first offense. An Act of Congress passed January 19, 1929 (effective five years…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Abrams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- In Re RahrerSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Evans v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Home Insurance v. DickSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Brooks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by114 opinions
- Southern Pacific Co. v. Arizona Ex Rel. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Barenblatt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Prudential Insurance v. BenjaminSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Lanza v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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