Legal Opinion
United States v. Cooper
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 1, 1800PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
4 U.S. 341 (____)
4 Dall. 341
The United States
versus
Cooper.
Supreme Court of United States.
CHASE, Justice.
The constitution gives to every man, charged with an offence, the benefit of compulsory process, to secure the attendance of his witnesses. I do not know of any privilege to exempt members of congress from the service, or the obligations, of a subpna, in such cases. I will not sign any letter of the kind proposed. If, upon service of a subpna, the members of congress do not attend, a different question may arise; and it will then be time enough to decide, whether an attachment ought, or…
2Cited by12 opinions
- Gravel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. Billy GrayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Appeal of HartranftSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1877
- United States v. EhrlichmanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1974
- United States v. SeegerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1960
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.