U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia, 1816

United States v. Pickering

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · Decided April 15, 1816 · Thruston

2 D.C. 117; 27 F. Cas. 528; 2 Cranch 117

Opinion of the Court

The Court (Thruston, J., absent,)

decided, upon the authority of the United States v. Jesse Simms, 1 Cranch, 252, that an indictment will not lie; the statute having directed the prosecution to be by action on the case by the master for fourfold the value of the article bought or sold, and a penalty of $20 to be recovered by any person who will sue for the same, &c.

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