Biddle v. Perovich 274 U.S. 480

480

Year 480 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Basilius without colleague...

 (1927) is a court case argued May 2, 1927. The Supreme Court of the United States

Supreme Court of the United States

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 decided the case May 31, 1927. The case ruled that, under his power "to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States Constitution

United States Constitution

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" (Article II, Section 2), the President may commute a sentence of death to life imprisonment without the convict's consent. Burdick v. United States

Burdick v. United States

Burdick v. United States, 236 U.S. 79 , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that:* A pardoned man must introduce the pardon into court proceedings, otherwise the pardon must be disregarded by the court....

, 236 U.S. 79, limited page 274 U.S. 486. Response to a certificate of questions from the circuit court of appeals, arising upon review of a judgment of the district court in habeas corpus discharging Perovich from the Leavenworth Penitentiary.

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