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MALLORY v. UNITED STATES

No. 521.

354 U.S. 449 (1957)

77 S.Ct. 1356

1 L.Ed.2d 1479

MALLORY v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 24, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William B. Bryant argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Joseph C. Waddy and William C. Gardner.

Edward L. Barrett, Jr. argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Olney, Beatrice Rosenberg and Julia P. Cooper.

MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner was convicted of rape in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and, as authorized by the District Code, the jury imposed a death sentence. The Court of Appeals affirmed, one judge dissenting. 98 U. S. App. D. C. 406, 236 F.2d 701. Since an important question involving the interpretation of the...

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