Legal Opinion
United States v. Sharpnack
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 13, 1958No. 35PublishedCited by 189 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burton
The issue in this case is whether the Assimilative Crimes Act of 1948, 18 U. S. C. § 13, is constitutional insofar as it makes applicable to a federal enclave a subsequently enacted criminal law of the State in which the enclave is situated. For the reasons hereafter stated, we hold that it is constitutional.
A four-count indictment, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, charged the appellee, Sharpnack, with committing sex crimes involving two boys in violation of 18 U. S. C. § 13, and Arts. 535b and 535c of Vernon's Texas Penal Code, 1952. The offenses were…
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