Legal Opinion
Blitz v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 30, 1894No. 1,102PublishedCited by 187 opinions
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI. The case is stated, in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
By section 5511 of the Revised Statutes of the United States it is provided :
“If, at any election for Representative or Delegate in Congress, any person knowingly personates and votes, or attempts’ to vote, in the name of any other person, whether living, dead, or fictitious; or votes more than once at the same election for any candidate for the same office; or votes at a place where he may not be lawfully entitled to vote; or votes without having a lawful right to vote; or does any unlawful act to secure an opportunity to vote for himself or any other person; or by force, threat,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Parsons v. Bedford, Breedlove, & RobesonSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
- United States v. CarllSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- United States v. HessSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- United States v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- In Re CoySupreme Court of the United States · 1888
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3Cited by187 opinions
- Russell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Alford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- United States v. Trenton Potteries Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Burton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Fairmount Glass Works v. Cub Fork Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
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