Legal Opinion
Miller v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 7, 1942No. 76PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Roberts
This case presents important questions in respect of criminal proceedings against poor persons in federal courts. For this reason we granted certiorari.
The petitioner was indicted, tried, and convicted in the United States District Court for Western Arkansas for kidnapping in violation of Title 18 U. S. Code § 408a. As he was without funds to conduct his defense, the court appointed counsel for him. The person charged to have been kidnapped was the illegitimate daughter of petitioner’s wife.
Two defenses were presented. The first was that the petitioner came within the exception stated in the…
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