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fi an IETIALS AND NUMBER DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE March 5, 1943. MEMORANDUM FOR HONORABLE J. EDGAR HOOVER DIRRCTOR, FED?RAL SURLAU OF LaVeoTiIGaATiON . Re: McNabb v. United States, and Anderson v. United States. In accordance with Mr. Mumford's rejuest, I have closely examined the decisions handed down by the Supreme Court on March 1, 1943, in the cases of Benjamin McNabb and others ¥. United States, and M. GC. Anderson and others v. United States. es | In each case the opinion was written by Mr. Justice es: Frankfurter, while Mr. Justice Reed dissented. Mr. Justice ») Rutledge took no part in the decision of either case, while Mr. Justice Jackson took no part in the decision of the Anderson case. Consequently, the decision in the McNabb ol case was by a vote of 7 to 1, and in the Anderson case by @ RECORDED — —. vote of 6 tol. tb): De g)a— a Each case invoived the admissibjlity @f confessions. In the McNabb case the defendants had be&h cdbAd cPedlots murder in the second degree in the Unit tates fi strict _—_ Court for the Eastern Distriot of Tenne ssee, tits ictim of