# United States v. Brown

> U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · March 15, 1835 · 24 F. Cas. 1247

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/8315899

## Case

- **Full name:** United States v. Nehemiah Brown
- **Court:** U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia
- **Decided:** March 15, 1835
- **Citations:** 24 F. Cas. 1247; 4 D.C. 508; 4 Cranch 508
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Judges:** Thruston
- **Cited by:** 3 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

The CouRT
(Thruston, J., absent,)
said that the United States could not give in evidence what was said while the prisoner was under examination before the justice, if the prisoner made no reply ; for he is not bound to admit or deny what is said by the witnesses.
Mr. Key said he only meant to give evidence of what was said and replied to by the prisoner; and the examination was so confined.

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