Legal Opinion
Singer v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 2, 1945No. 30PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
Petitioners are father and son. They and one Walter Weel were indicted in one count charging a conspiracy to *339aid Willard I. Singer in evading service in the armed forces. No overt act was alleged. A demurrer to the indictment was overruled which claimed that an overt act was necessary. Petitioners were tried before a jury, found guilty and sentenced. Petitioner Willard I. Singer received a sentence of one year and a day; petitioner Martin H. Singer received a suspended sentence and was placed on probation for two years. Motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial were denied. 49 F.…
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