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Secundino Mendezona Y Mendezona v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States
Secundino Mendezona Y Mendezona v. United States, 195 U.S. 158 (1904)
24 S. Ct. 808; 49 L. Ed. 136; 1904 U.S. LEXIS 662
Day, Brown, White, McKenna, Holmes

Secundino Mendezona Y Mendezona v. United States

Opinion

Mr. Justice Day

delivered the opinion of the court.

This case involves the question just decided in Kepner v. United States, ante, p. 100. The plaintiff in error was acquitted in the court of first instance and convicted in the Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands.

For the reasons stated in the Kepner case, the judgment herein is reversed, and the prisoner discharged.

Dissenting: Mr. Justice Brown, Mr. Justice White, Mr. Justice McKenna and Mr. Justice Holmes.

Reference

Full Case Name
SECUNDINO MENDEZONA Y MENDEZONA v. UNITED STATES
Cited By
2 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
Decided on authority of Kepner v. United States, ante, p. 100.
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