United States v. Lafontaine

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

United States v. Lafontaine

26 F. Cas. 832, 4 D.C. 173, 4 Cranch 173

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

DecidedMay 15, 1831

StatusPublished

This text of 26 F. Cas. 832 (United States v. Lafontaine) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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United States v. Lafontaine, 26 F. Cas. 832, 4 D.C. 173, 4 Cranch 173 (circtddc 1831).

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The Court

being satisfied by the affidavit of John Dandridge, filed in this cause, that the defendant was at the time of the supposed offence, charged in the indictment, a domestic servant of the Baron Stackelberg, charg'd d’affaires of the King of Sweden and Norway, received and accredited as such by the President of the United States ; and that, therefore, this Court has not jurisdiction of the cause : It is therefore ordered that the indictment be quashed.

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The Court

being satisfied by the affidavit of John Dandridge, filed in this cause, that the defendant was at the time of the supposed offence, charged in the indictment, a domestic servant of the Baron Stackelberg, charg'd d’affaires of the King of Sweden and Norway, received and accredited as such by the President of the United States ; and that, therefore, this Court has not jurisdiction of the cause : It is therefore ordered that the indictment be quashed.

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26 F. Cas. 832, 4 D.C. 173, 4 Cranch 173, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/united-states-v-lafontaine-circtddc-1831.