U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia, 1831

United States v. Lafontaine

United States v. Lafontaine
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · Decided May 15, 1831
4 D.C. 173; 26 F. Cas. 832; 4 Cranch 173
United States v. Lafontaine

Opinion of the Court

The Court

being satisfied by the affidavit of John Dandridge, filed in this cause, that the defendant was at the time of the supposed offence, charged in the indictment, a domestic servant of the Baron Stackelberg, charg'd d’affaires of the King of Sweden and Norway, received and accredited as such by the President of the United States ; and that, therefore, this Court has not jurisdiction of the cause : It is therefore ordered that the indictment be quashed.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.