Supreme Court of the United States, 1762

The King v. John Lukens

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided April 1, 1762

1 U.S. 5; 1 Dall. 5 (United States Reports)

Counsel

Mr. Dickenson, for the Defendant,, Mr. Chew, Attorney General,

Cases that cite this one

5 later published cases cite this decision.

Ferguson v. Georgia (Supreme Court of the United States 1961)
Com. v. Brown, K. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2014)
United States v. Dexter Andre Davis, A/K/A Winston Richards (D.C. Cir. 1992)
Commonwealth v. Zavaglia (Schuylkill County Court of Quarter Sessions 1929)
Commonwealth v. New Bethlehem Borough (Pa. Super. Ct. 1900)

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Opinion

By the Court.

It often happens that all the Witnesses necessary to support a public Prosecution are brought unwillingly to give Evidence; and the Act could never intend there should be a Prosecutor indorsed, *6 unless there was really a Prosecutor existing, for the Words in the Act are, the Prosecutor. And as no Person in the present Case is proved to be active in carrying on the Prosecution, the Defendant must plead to the Indictment without any Indorsement.

It was then moved, that the Defendant himself might be sworn to prove the Person prosecuting; but denied by the Court, who said it must be proved by indifferent Witnesses.

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