Williamson v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
This writ of error to review a criminal conviction is prosecuted directly from this court upon the assumption, that rights under1 the Constitution are involved. The errors assigned', 'however, relate not only to. such question but also to many other subjects. If there be a constitutional question adequate to the exercise of jurisdiction, the duty exists to review the whole case. Burton v. United States, 196 U. S. 283.
The' constitutional question relied on thus arose:
On February 11, 1905, Williamson, plaintiff in error, while a member of the House of Representatives of the United States, was…
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