In 1916, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved the issue of whether the courts had the power to indefinitely suspend sentences in which of the following cases?

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In the case of Killits v. United States (1916), the U.S. Supreme Court resolved the issue of whether the courts had the power to indefinitely suspend sentences. The Court held that courts did have this power, as long as the conditions of the suspension were reasonable and related to the purposes of the sentence.