Allen v. United States

Allen v. United States is the name of four different cases heard by the Supreme Court of the United States:

  • Allen v. United States 150 U.S. 551 (1893)
  • Allen v. United States 157 U.S. 675 (1895)
  • Allen v. United States 164 U.S. 492 (1896), approved the use of a jury instruction ("Allen charge") intended to prevent a hung jury by encouraging jurors in the minority to reconsider
  • Allen v. United States 204 U.S. 581 (1907)
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