Respublica v. Honeyman

2 U.S. 228

Opinion

By the Court:

--Let the judgment be reversed.

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This indictment was tried shortly before the act passed (3 Vol. p. Dall. Edit.) by which the crime was divided into murder of the first degree, punishable by death; and murder of the second degree, punishable by imprisonment at hard labour. Tram the facts reported by the Judge, who presided on the trial, Honeyman’s offence would clearly have fallen under the latter division.