Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah v. Martin
| Court | United States Supreme Court |
| Writing for the Court | MATTHEWS |
| Citation | 108 U.S. 191,2 S.Ct. 472,27 L.Ed. 698 |
| Decision Date | 02 April 1883 |
| Parties | MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH v. MARTIN |
A. R. Lawton and W. H. Chisholm, for plaintiffs in error.
Geo. A. Mercer, for defendant in error.
MATTHEWS, J.
This case is identical in its circumstances with that of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah v. Kelly, ante, 468.
Judgment affirmed.
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U.S. v. Hasan, Criminal No. 2:10cr56.
...(1812) (finding no federal court common law jurisdiction in criminal cases); United States v. Britton, 108 U.S. 199, 205–206, 2 S.Ct. 531, 27 L.Ed. 698 (1883). As a result, for a crime to be cognizable in the federal courts of the United States, the offense must be proscribed by an act of C......
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People v. Zamora, Cr. 18869
...the agreement, and thereby avoid punishment for the conspiracy. (Id.; United States v. Britton (1883) 108 U.S. 199, 204--205, 2 S.Ct. 531, 27 L.Ed. 698; People v. Olson, supra, 232 Cal.App.2d at p. 490, 42 Cal.Rptr. Unfortunately, the term 'overt act' has often been used in a loose fashion ......
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United States v. Cohen, No. 309
...the "gist" of the crime. United States v. Hirsch, 100 U.S. 33, 34, 25 L.Ed. 539; United States v. Britton, 108 U.S. 199, 204, 2 S.Ct. 531, 27 L.Ed. 698; Bannon v. United States, 156 U.S. 464, 468, 15 S.Ct. 467, 39 L.Ed. 494; Joplin Mercantile Co. v. United States, 236 U.S. 531, 535, 35 S.Ct......
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