Legal Opinion
Lehmann v. United States Ex Rel. Carson
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided July 8, 1957No. 72PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Whittaker
Respondent, a native and citizen of Italy, entered the United States in 1919 as a stowaway. No action was taken to deport him “within five years after entry” as then limited by § 19 of the Immigration Act of February 5, 1917, 39 Stat. 889.
On January 15, 1936, respondent was convicted in Ohio of the crime of blackmail, and he was sentenced to imprisonment. On April 25, 1936, he was again convicted in Ohio of another crime of blackmail and sentenced to imprisonment. The second sentence was to begin at the expiration of the first. He was released from prison on February 1, 1941. A proceeding to…
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- United States v. LovettSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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