# United States v. Tolson

> U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · December 15, 1803 · 28 F. Cas. 200

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/8686980

## Case

- **Full name:** UNITED STATES v. TOLSON
- **Court:** U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia
- **Decided:** December 15, 1803
- **Citations:** 28 F. Cas. 200; 1 Cranch 269
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Judges:** Kilty
- **Cited by:** 4 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

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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