U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia, 1835

United States v. Brown

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · Decided March 15, 1835 · Thruston

4 D.C. 508; 24 F. Cas. 1247; 4 Cranch 508

Opinion of the Court

The CouRT (Thruston, J., absent,)

said that the United States could not give in evidence what was said while the prisoner was under examination before the justice, if the prisoner made no reply ; for he is not bound to admit or deny what is said by the witnesses.

Mr. Key said he only meant to give evidence of what was said and replied to by the prisoner; and the examination was so confined.

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