United States v. Kozminski
| United States v. Kozminski | |
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| Argued February 23, 1988 Decided June 29, 1988 | |
| Full case name | United States v. Kozminski, et al. |
| Citations | 487 U.S. 931 (more) |
| Holding | |
| For purposes of criminal prosecution, the term "involuntary servitude" necessarily means a condition of servitude in which the victim is forced to work for the defendant by the use or threat of physical restraint or physical injury or by the use or threat of coercion through law or the legal process. This definition encompasses cases in which the defendant holds the victim in servitude by placing him or her in fear of such physical restraint or injury or legal coercion. | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | O'Connor, joined by Rehnquist, White, Scalia, Kennedy |
| Concurrence | Brennan, joined by Marshall |
| Concurrence | Stevens, joined by Blackmun |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. Amend. XIII | |
United States v. Kozminski, 487 U.S. 931 (1988), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and involuntary servitude. The Supreme Court held that the jury had been improperly instructed as to the nature of involuntary servitude under existing law and remanded the case for a new trial. The defendants eventually pleaded guilty to misdemeanor violations of labor law (http://www.annarbor.com/news/this-week-in-ann-arbor-history-1983).
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