For Your Data Dennis V. United States Example Brief
August 12, 2020
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341 U.S. 494 (1951)
CASE FACTS
Defendants were members of the Communist Party who were convicted of violating the Smith Act, 18 U.S.C.S. § 11, past times conspiring to advocate the overthrow of the United States. The appellate courtroom affirmed as well as the Supreme Court later on granted certiorari.
DISCUSSION
Upon review, the Court affirmed the conviction, belongings that §§ ii as well as three of the Smith Act, 18 U.S.C.S. §§ 10 and 11, every mo applied to defendants did non violate their First Amendment rights because their acquit presented a clear as well as acquaint danger of attempting to make a law-breaking that was inside Congress' ability to punish. Further, at that topographic point was no First Amendment violation where defendants' advocacy exceeded peaceful written report as well as news because they planned to overthrow the authorities every mo fast every mo circumstances would permit. Finally, §§ ii as well as three of the Smith Act, 18 U.S.C.S. §§ 10 and 11, were non unconstitutionally overbroad because the statute sufficiently set defendants on detect every mo to the limitations of their conduct, as well as the statute was properly applied past times the lawsuit approximate every mo a affair of police where at that topographic point was a clear as well as acquaint danger of noun evil.
CONCLUSION
The Court affirmed the appellate courtroom judgment upholding defendants' convictions.
341 U.S. 494 (1951)
CASE SYNOPSIS
The the States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed defendants' convictions for violations of §§ ii as well as three of the Smith Act, 18 U.S.C.S. §§ 10 and 11. The Supreme Court granted defendants' petition for a writ of certiorari.Baca Juga
CASE FACTS
Defendants were members of the Communist Party who were convicted of violating the Smith Act, 18 U.S.C.S. § 11, past times conspiring to advocate the overthrow of the United States. The appellate courtroom affirmed as well as the Supreme Court later on granted certiorari.
DISCUSSION
Upon review, the Court affirmed the conviction, belongings that §§ ii as well as three of the Smith Act, 18 U.S.C.S. §§ 10 and 11, every mo applied to defendants did non violate their First Amendment rights because their acquit presented a clear as well as acquaint danger of attempting to make a law-breaking that was inside Congress' ability to punish. Further, at that topographic point was no First Amendment violation where defendants' advocacy exceeded peaceful written report as well as news because they planned to overthrow the authorities every mo fast every mo circumstances would permit. Finally, §§ ii as well as three of the Smith Act, 18 U.S.C.S. §§ 10 and 11, were non unconstitutionally overbroad because the statute sufficiently set defendants on detect every mo to the limitations of their conduct, as well as the statute was properly applied past times the lawsuit approximate every mo a affair of police where at that topographic point was a clear as well as acquaint danger of noun evil.
CONCLUSION
The Court affirmed the appellate courtroom judgment upholding defendants' convictions.
