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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 29', '§ 37', '§ 5440', '§ 37', '§ 29', '§ 29', '§ 37', '§ 5440']

UNITED STATES V. RABINOWICH, 238 U. S. 78 - Volume 238 - 1915 - US Supreme Court Center - USSC Cases - Nolo
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UNITED STATES V. RABINOWICH, 238 U. S. 78 (1915)
United States v. Rabinowich, 238 U.S. 78 (1915)
United States v. Rabinowich
238 U.S. 78
A conspiracy, having for its object the commission of an offense denounced by the Bankruptcy Act, is not, in itself, an offense arising under that act within the meaning of § 29a thereof, and the one-year period of limitation prescribed by that section does not apply.
Page 238 U. S. 79
A conspiracy to commit a crime, as defined in and punished by § 37, Criminal Code (§ 5440, Rev.Stat.) is a different offense from the crime that is the object of the conspiracy.
Mere conspiracy, without an overt act done in pursuance of it, is not criminally punishable under § 37, Criminal Code.
Quaere whether the crime of concealing from the trustee property belonging to the bankrupt estate, as defined in § 29b(1) of the Bankrupt Act can be perpetrated by anyone other than a bankrupt or one who has received a discharge as such.
In construing the criminal statutes involved in this action, this Court attribute to Congress, in the absence of any inconsistent expression, a tacit purpose to maintain a long established and important distinction between offenses essentially different.
The facts, which involve the construction of § 29b of the Bankruptcy Act and § 37 of the Criminal Code (§ 5440, Rev.Stat.) in regard to conspiracies to commit crimes against the United States are stated in the opinion.
Page 238 U. S. 83
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