Legal Opinion
United States v. Palmer
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 14, 1818PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
16 U.S. 281 (____)
3 Wheat. 281
UNITED STATES
v.
PALMER et al.
Supreme Court of United States.
March 13th. Blake, for the United States.
March 14th, 1818. MARSHALL, Ch. J., delivered the opinion of the court.
In this case, a series of questions has been proposed by the circuit court of the United States for the district of Massachusetts, on which the judges of that court were divided in opinion. The questions occurred on the trial of John Palmer, Thomas Wilson and Barney Calloghan, who were indicted for piracy committed on the high seas.
The first four questions relate to the construction of the 8th…
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