Legal Opinion
United States v. Stephens
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided November 13, 1917No. 1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Donald Stephens was indicted for failure to register under Act May 18, 1917. On demurrer to indictment.
1Opinion of the Court
BRADFORD, District Judge.
An indictment has been found against Donald Stephens charging him with violation of the act of Congress of May 18, 1917, entitled “An act to authorize the President to increase temporarily the Military Establishment of the United States.” The defendant has demurred to the indictment, and its sufficiency is now to be determined. Section 5 of the above act, so far as pertinent to this case, is as follows:
“Sec. 5. That all male persons between the ages of twenty-one and ‘thirty, both inclusive, shall be subject to registration in accordance with regulations to be…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Presser v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Butler v. PerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Angelus v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
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- MacMillan Co. v. JohnsonDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1920
- Hopper v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1943