Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States, 14. köidePublished for John Conrad and Company, 1853 |
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... given , if true , was a legal defence , to be availed of in the action at law by plea or de- murrer . Of this principle he seems to be aware , and therefore he endeavors to escape from its operation by attempting to fix upon Barnes ...
... given , if true , was a legal defence , to be availed of in the action at law by plea or de- murrer . Of this principle he seems to be aware , and therefore he endeavors to escape from its operation by attempting to fix upon Barnes ...
Page 82
... given to the acts of 1771 and 1804 , ) not only renders it a legal title , but furnishes higher evidence of that fact than a patent , inasmuch as it is a direct , whereas a patent is only the act of its ministerial officer . Grignon's ...
... given to the acts of 1771 and 1804 , ) not only renders it a legal title , but furnishes higher evidence of that fact than a patent , inasmuch as it is a direct , whereas a patent is only the act of its ministerial officer . Grignon's ...
Page 129
... given . It is for Congress to determine , whether this class of cases requires the same privileges . Until it so determines , I must give my decision upon our jurisdiction , as , according to my judg- ment , it exists , unaffected by ...
... given . It is for Congress to determine , whether this class of cases requires the same privileges . Until it so determines , I must give my decision upon our jurisdiction , as , according to my judg- ment , it exists , unaffected by ...
Page 132
... given to the courts , " he observes , " in this section to issue writs of scire facias , habeas corpus , & c .; as regards the writ of habeas corpus , is restricted by the proviso to cases where a prisoner is in custody under or by ...
... given to the courts , " he observes , " in this section to issue writs of scire facias , habeas corpus , & c .; as regards the writ of habeas corpus , is restricted by the proviso to cases where a prisoner is in custody under or by ...
Page 138
... given to the instrument , unless upon the plainest and most imperative terms . It does great injustice to both nations . The proceedings , consequent upon it , com- promit the character and dignity of the one making the demand , and are ...
... given to the instrument , unless upon the plainest and most imperative terms . It does great injustice to both nations . The proceedings , consequent upon it , com- promit the character and dignity of the one making the demand , and are ...
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Page 275 - The governor and judges, or a majority of them, shall adopt and publish in the district, such laws of the original States, criminal and civil, as may be necessary, and best suited to the circumstances of the district...
Page 514 - ... at a greater distance than one hundred miles from the place of holding the same without the permission of the trial court being first had upon proper application and cause shown.
Page 233 - Wisconsin, which are not repugnant to this constitution, shall remain in force until they expire by their own limitation, or be altered or repealed by the legislature.
Page 132 - The writ of habeas corpus shall in no case extend to a prisoner in jail, unless where he is in custody under or by color of the authority of the United States...
Page 143 - ... upon such evidence of criminality as, according to the laws of the place where the fugitive or person so charged shall be found, would justify his apprehension and commitment for trial if the crime or offence had there been committed...
Page 20 - Every citizen of the United States is also a citizen of a state or territory. He may be said to owe allegiance to two sovereigns, and may be liable to punishment for an infraction of the laws of either. The same act may be an offense or transgression of the laws of both.
Page 507 - On consideration whereof, it is now here ordered and adjudged by this court, that the judgment of the said circuit court in this cause be and the same is hereby reversed...
Page 76 - This cause came on to be heard on the transcript of the record from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Maryland, and was argued by counsel. On consideration whereof, it is now here ordered, adjudged, and decreed by this Court, that the...
Page 192 - On consideration whereof, it is now here ordered, adjudged, and decreed by this court, that the decree of the said...
Page 47 - All questions relative to the government of foreign nations, whether of the old or new world, have been treated by the United States as questions of fact only, and our predecessors have cautiously abstained from deciding upon them until the clearest evidence was in their possession, to enable them not only to decide correctly, but to shield their decisions from every unworthy imputation.