United States v. Davis

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia

United States v. Davis

25 F. Cas. 774, 4 D.C. 333, 4 Cranch 333

CourtU.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia

DecidedOctober 15, 1833

StatusPublished

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United States v. Davis, 25 F. Cas. 774, 4 D.C. 333, 4 Cranch 333 (circtddc 1833).

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The Court,

however, overruled the motion; Cranch, C. J., doubting, because the only reason which can be admitted for not [334]*334inserting the name of the person assaulted, is, that the person was unknown to the jurors; which is not averred; for the person might be unknown to the Attorney of the United States, who sent up the indictment, and might have been known to the jurors. The indictment might be true if the person assaulted was unknown by any person.

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The Court,

however, overruled the motion; Cranch, C. J., doubting, because the only reason which can be admitted for not [334]*334inserting the name of the person assaulted, is, that the person was unknown to the jurors; which is not averred; for the person might be unknown to the Attorney of the United States, who sent up the indictment, and might have been known to the jurors. The indictment might be true if the person assaulted was unknown by any person.

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25 F. Cas. 774, 4 D.C. 333, 4 Cranch 333, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/united-states-v-davis-circtddc-1833.

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