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Supreme Court· 11/9/1936

Wainer v. United States

Citations

  • 299 U.S. 92
  • 57 S. Ct. 79
  • 81 L. Ed. 58
  • 1936 U.S. LEXIS 10
  • 2 C.B. 519
  • 18 A.F.T.R. (P-H) 612

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  • “agent cannot be insulated from criminal liability by the fact that his principal authorized his conduct”
  • \agent cannot be insulated from criminal liability by the fact that his principal authorized his conduct\

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Judges: Roberts, Stone

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