Stilson v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
The plaintiffs in error were indicted with two others, not apprehended, and were convicted under the conspiracy section (4) of the Espionage Act, 40 Stat. 217, 219. The section which the plaintiffs in error were charged with a criminal conspiracy to violate (3), provides:" . . . whoever, when the United States is at war, shall willfully cause or attempt to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty, in the military or naval forces of the United States, or shall willfully obstruct the recruiting or enlistment service of the United States, . . . shall be punished by a fine of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Schenck v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Frohwerk v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Debs v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
3Cited by276 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Ross v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Georgia v. McCollumSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
271 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.