United States v. Stockwell

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

United States v. Stockwell

4 D.C. 671

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

DecidedMarch 15, 1836

StatusPublished

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United States v. Stockwell, 4 D.C. 671 (circtddc 1836).

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CRanch, C. J.,

replied that the right of the jury to decide the law, was only the right to find a general verdict which includes both the law and the facts of the case. That the question whether one fact can be inferred from another is a question of law, and to be decided by the Court; and that if the inference can, in law, be drawn, it ought to be drawn by the jury, if there be no contradictory evidence.

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CRanch, C. J.,

replied that the right of the jury to decide the law, was only the right to find a general verdict which includes both the law and the facts of the case. That the question whether one fact can be inferred from another is a question of law, and to be decided by the Court; and that if the inference can, in law, be drawn, it ought to be drawn by the jury, if there be no contradictory evidence.

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4 D.C. 671, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/united-states-v-stockwell-circtddc-1836.