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United States v. Hood

343 U.S. 148 (1952)

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United States v. Hood

United States Supreme Court
343 U.S. 148 (1952)

Facts

Under 18 U.S.C. § 215, it was a crime to accept or solicit political contributions in exchange for a promise to influence the selection of government appointments. Hood (defendant) and another individual were indicted for conspiracy to solicit payments from people in exchange for assurances that Hood and the other individual would use their influence to secure them appointments as chairmen of county ration boards. At the time of the exchange, the promised offices did not exist, but the president of the United States had authority to create the offices. The district court dismissed the charges, finding that the statute did not prohibit the sale of offices that did not exist at the time they were promised. The government appealed to the United States Supreme Court.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Frankfurter, J.)

Dissent (Black, J.)

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