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Was Charles Schenck sent to prison after the Supreme Court ruling?
United States v. Schenck et al., 253 F. 212 (E. D. Pa. 1918)Yes. The US Supreme Court affirmed the US District decision. Judge Whitaker Thompson had found both Schenck and Baer guilty under the Espionage Act and sentenced them to remarkably short terms. The maximum penalty for Schenck's alleged crime was 10 years in prison, plus a fine, for each of the three counts charged. Schenck was only sentenced to six months in prison; Baer was sentenced to 90 days.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
How does a confession affect a jury's decision?
Unless the confession is to a crime that the jury does not think should be a crime, then they will return a verdict of "guilty". If they actually do dislike the law, they'll return a verdict of "not guilty", even though they know he/she technically is guilty.
What is another word for guilty or not guilty that starts with a V?
Verdict is the decision as to guilty or not guilty.
Why are the opinions of the supreme important?
Well the opinions of the supreme court are really important. They can tell if your guilty or not.
What is it called when a court makes a final not guilty decision in a case?
Well the jury decides the verdict, guilty or not guilty. Is that what you mean?
What is it called when a court makes a final guilty decision in a case?
Well the jury decides the verdict, guilty or not guilty. Is that what you mean?
How does the jury's verdict affect the judges decision?
The jury's verdict affects the judge's decision for sentencing by helping the judge determine the defendant's guilt or innocence.
What are the duties of a supreme Court Justices?
to see if anyone was guilty
What decision is made at a suspect arraignment?
The basic decision to be made in an arraignment is whether or not the accused or suspect if you will, pleads guilty or not guilty to the offense or charge(s) made against him.
How many jurors does it take to arrive at a decision?
It takes 12 Jurors to arrive at a decision. But a Jury only decides the guilty/ not guilty verdict, and all 12 Jurors have to agree on either guilty, or not guility or else the Jury has to try to convince each other to all agree on either guilty or not guilty. If that fails, the Jury turns into a "Hung Jury" and a new Jury is brought in.
What is on trial in a Supreme Court case?
In a case before the Supreme Court, the law itself is on trial and the justices determine whether the law is guilty of violating the Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land.
What case's are not affected by a jury?
The ones where you plead guilty or a decision is made by a judge.
