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United States v. McClung

District Court, E.D. Louisiana

Decided September 14, 1960No. Cr. 27680PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

J. SKELLY WRIGHT, District Judge.

The two-count indictment here purports to charge separate violations of the White Slave Traffic Act. 1 18 U.S.C. § 2421. 2 Though the acts alleged are six months apart and involve different girls, both counts are substantially identical. Each accuses the defendant of having transported a woman across state lines “for an immoral purpose, to-wit, for the purpose of engaging in sexual intercourse and other sexual acts with her.” 3 The question presented is whether the conduct alleged falls within the prohibition of the Act.

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Caminetti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
  2. Cleveland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Mortensen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  4. Mellor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1947
  5. Dunn v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1951

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. United States v. Erick MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  2. United States v. John W. WolfCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  3. United States v. Robert Fox, United States of America v. Bertram C. MorrisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
  4. Glen Watson Reamer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1963
  5. United States v. RoederCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975

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