U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western North Carolina, 1875

United States v. Blunt

United States v. Blunt
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western North Carolina · Decided April 15, 1875
24 F. Cas. 1183; 7 Chi. Leg. News 258
United States v. Blunt

Opinion of the Court

The COURT

held:

1. That the bill was defective, in that it alleged no overt act; the act of March 2nd, 1867, requires some overt act to be committed, before the offense is complete.

2. That the motion for a new trial is allowed, and

3. That the prosecution is bound by the statute of limitations.

The defendant, Blunt, was ordered to be discharged.

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