United States v. Lafontaine
United States v. Lafontaine
4 D.C. 173; 26 F. Cas. 832; 4 Cranch 173
Opinion of 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.
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