Pereira v. United States
| Pereira v. United States | |
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| Argued October 20, 1953 Decided February 1, 1954 | |
| Full case name | Pereira, et al. v. United States |
| Citations |
74 S. Ct. 358; 98 L. Ed. 435; 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2623 |
| Holding | |
| The word "knowingly" in the federal mail fraud statute (18 U.S.C. §1341) should extend to all reasonably foreseeable consequences, even ones not specifically intended. | |
| Court membership | |
| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Warren, joined by Frankfurter, Jackson, Burton, Clark |
| Concur/dissent | Minton, joined by Black, Douglas |
| Reed took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Pereira v. United States, 347 U.S. 1 (1954), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the word "knowingly" in the federal mail fraud statute (18 U.S.C. §1341) should extend to all reasonably foreseeable consequences, even ones not specifically intended.[1]
References
- ↑ Bonnie, R.J. et al. Criminal Law, Second Edition. Foundation Press, New York, NY: 2004, p. 187
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