United States v. Pickering
27 F. Cas. 528, 2 D.C. 117, 2 Cranch 117
CourtU.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia
DecidedApril 15, 1816
StatusPublished
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Bluebook
United States v. Pickering, 27 F. Cas. 528, 2 D.C. 117, 2 Cranch 117 (circtddc 1816).
Opinion
decided, upon the authority of the United States v. Jesse Simms, 1 Cranch, 252, that an indictment will not lie; the statute having directed the prosecution to be by action on the case by the master for fourfold the value of the article bought or sold, and a penalty of $20 to be recovered by any person who will sue for the same, &c.
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Related
United States v. Simms
5 U.S. 252 (Supreme Court, 1803)
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27 F. Cas. 528, 2 D.C. 117, 2 Cranch 117, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/united-states-v-pickering-circtddc-1816.