Smith v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1959-06-08

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Mr. Chief Justice .Warren deíivered the opinion of .the Court. The petitioner séeks relief under 28 U. S. C. § 2255 from his conviction and sentence for violation of the Federal Kidnapping Act, 18 U. S. C. § 1201 . Briefly, the kidnapping charge grew out of the following facts: Petitioner,^ young man of twenty-six, and two seventeen-year-ol…

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