United States v. Smith

27 F. Cas. 1246, 2 Wash. C. C. 310
CourtU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Pennsylvania
DecidedOctober 15, 1808
StatusPublished

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Bluebook
United States v. Smith, 27 F. Cas. 1246, 2 Wash. C. C. 310 (circtdpa 1808).

Opinion

THE COURT

informed Mr. Dallas, that this was not a landing of the coffee, so as to constitute an offense under the fiftieth section of the law; nor is the defendant charged with landing it. The twenty-seventh section, which makes the unlading an of-fence. applies only to the captain and mate.

THE COURT directed the jury to acquit the defendant, which they accordingly did.

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