Cramer v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Jackson
Anthony Cramer, the petitioner, stands convicted of violating Section 1 of the Criminal Code, which provides: “Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason.” 1
Cramer owed allegiance to the United States. A German by birth, he had been a resident of the United States since 1925 and was naturalized in 1936. Prosecution resulted from his association with two of the German saboteurs who in June 1942 landed on our shores from enemy submarines to disrupt…
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