Athanasaw v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA. The facts, which involve the constitutionality and construction of the White Slave Act and validity of an indictment and conviction thereunder, are stated in the opinion. The "White Slave Act is unconstitutional, because it violates § 2, Art.. IV,.. of the- Constitution of the United States.
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ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA. The facts, which involve the constitutionality and construction of the White Slave Act and validity of an indictment and conviction thereunder, are stated in the opinion. The "White Slave Act is unconstitutional, because it violates § 2, Art.. IV,.. of the- Constitution of the United States. Crandall v. State of Nevada, 6 Wall. 35; Joseph v. Randolph, 71 Alabama, 499; Paul v. • Virginia, 8 Wall. 168; 2 Tucker on the Constitution, 256, 530, paragraph D; United States v. Harris, 106 U. S. 629. Power to pass…
1Opinion of the Court
Mu. Justice McKenna
delivered the opinion of the court.
Indictment- for violating the act of Congress of June 25;-' 1910, known as the White Slave Act. 36 Stat. 825, c. 395.
The charge is that the defendant transported or caused to he transported, or aided in the transportation of a girl by the name of Agnes Couch from Atlanta, Georgia, to Tampa, Florida, for the purpose of debauchery.
A crime is variously charged against §§ 2 and 3 of the act in thirty-nine counts, alleging that the transportation was for “the purpose of debauchery” or “to give herself up to debauchery.”
A demurrer was filed to…
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