Legal Opinion
United States v. Guest
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 4, 1966No. 65PublishedCited by 712 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
The six defendants in this case were indicted by a United States grand jury in the Middle District of *747Georgia for criminal conspiracy in violation of 18 U. S. C. § 241 (1964 ed.). That section provides in relevant part:
“If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any citizen in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same ;
“They shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.”
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