Legal Opinion
United States v. Petrillo
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 23, 1947No. 954PublishedCited by 878 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
The District Court dismissed a criminal information filed against the respondent, James C. Petrillo, on the ground that the statute on which the information was founded was unconstitutional. 68 F. Supp. 845. The case is here on direct appeal by the Government as authorized by the Criminal Appeals Act. 18 U. S. C. (Supp. V, 1946) § 682. The information charged a violation of the Communications Act of 1934, 48 Stat. 1064, 1102, as amended by an Act of April 16, 1946. 60 Stat. 89. The specific provisions of the Amendment charged to have been violated read:
“Sec. 506. (a) It shall be unlawful, by…
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