Gooch v. United States

Gooch v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 3, 1936
Full case name	Gooch v. United States
Citations	297 U.S. 124 ( more )
Holding
Holding a police officer hostage while crossing state lines is within the scope of federal ransom and kidnapping statutes.
Court membership
Chief Justice Charles E. Hughes Associate Justices Willis Van Devanter  · James C. McReynolds Louis Brandeis  · George Sutherland Pierce Butler  · Harlan F. Stone Owen Roberts  · Benjamin N. Cardozo
Case opinion
Majority	McReynolds, joined by unanimous

Gooch v. United States, 297 U.S. 124 (1936), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that holding a police officer hostage while crossing state lines is within the scope of federal ransom and kidnapping statutes. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Gooch v. United States, 297 U.S. 124 (1936).
2. Lieberman, Jethro K. (1999). "National Police Power". A Practical Companion to the Constitution. p. 313.

External links

• Text of Gooch v. United States, 297 U.S. 124(1936) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia