Opinion

United States v. Tolson

  • 28 F. Cas. 200
  • 1 Cranch 269
Court
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia
Filed
Dec 15, 1803
Status
Published
On the bench
Kilty
Cited by
4 cases
Authority
More cited than 71.4%

The opinion

THE COURT,

however; overruled the objection

(KILTY, Chief Judge, absent),

and the prisoner was convicted and punished by fine and whipping. Upon the trial, the owner of the watch having released to the United States his share of any fine which the court might impose, was examined as a witness in chief. See 1 Hawk. P. C. c 33, § 9; 2 Hawk. P. C. 221; 7 Coke. 2 (a); 2 Hale, P. C. 163; 2 Hawk. P. C. 220; Doug. 796; 2 Hawk. P. C. 247, § 47; 1 Hawk. P. C. 136; and the case of Com. v. Cullins, 1 Mass. 116 . See U. S. v. Clancey [Case No. 14,800]; U. S. v. Hare [Id. 15,302]; U. S. v. McCan [Id. 15,655]; and U. S. v. Brown [Id. 14,657].

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