WASHINGTON-The Supreme Court today upheld the conviction of Earl R. Browder, General Secretary of the Communist Party in the United States, on charges of illegally using a passport allegedly obtained fraudulently.
Browder was convicted in New York City last year and was sentenced to four years imprisonment and fined $2,000.
Justice Stanley F. Reed wrote the court's unanimous decision holding that he was properly convicted. Justice Frank Murphy did not take part.
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