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UNITED STATES V. SAYLOR, 322 U. S. 385 (1944)
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United States v. Saylor, 322 U.S. 385 (1944)
United States v. Saylor
No. 716
Argued April 28, 1944
Decided May 22, 1944
322 U.S. 385
Syllabus
Section 19 of the Criminal Code, which penalizes conspiracy
"to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any citizen in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States,"
embraces the right of a voter in a Congressional election to have his vote honestly counted, and is violated by a conspiracy of election officials to stuff a ballot box in such an election. P. 322 U. S. 389.
Reversed.
Appeal under the Criminal Appeals Act from judgments in two cases sustaining demurrers to indictments for violation of § 19 of the Criminal Code.
