Elmore v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
APPEAL from Franklin Circuit Court. Hon. G. L. Cunningham, Circuit Judge. The state court had no jurisdiction, because the federal ■court first obtained jurisdiction of the case. There was no conflict of jurisdiction between the courts, as. the federal court had released appellant, and the commissioner acted merely as an examining court. 8 Blatchjord, 250.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
1. JURISDl T I O N • S ta and federal.
From the agreed statement of facts, it appears that the prisoner stole a horse in this state and fled to the Indian Territory, taking the horse with him. A commissioner of the United States issued a warrant, charging him with said crime, and upon this he was arrested by the marslial in the Territory and brought before the commissioner at Fort Smith. Upon his examination the prisoner stated that he was guilty of' the offense charged against him, and he was committed to jail for trial in the district court of the United States for the western district of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Ker v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
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