Pinkerton v. United States
| Pinkerton v. United States | |
|---|---|
| Argued May 1, 1946 Decided June 10, 1946 | |
| Full case name | Pinkerton v. United States |
| Citations | 328 U.S. 640 (more) 66 S.Ct. 1180; 90 L. Ed. 1489; 1946 U.S. LEXIS 3154 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 145 F.2d 252 (5th Cir. 1944); rehearing denied, 151 F.2d 499 (5th Cir. 1945); cert. granted, 327 U.S. 772 (1946). |
| Subsequent | Rehearing denied, 329 U.S. 818 (1946). |
| Holding | |
| When a defendant is joined in a conspiracy, substantive crimes committed to advance that conspiracy can be charged to all defendants as long as they are still part of the conspiracy when those crimes are committed. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Douglas, joined by Black, Reed, Murphy, Burton |
| Concur/dissent | Rutledge, joined by Frankfurter |
| Jackson took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Pinkerton v. United States, 328 U.S. 640 (1946), is a case in the Supreme Court of the United States. The case enunciated the principle of Pinkerton liability, a prominent concept in the law of conspiracy.