Legal Opinion
Guiteau's Case
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 1, 1882PublishedCited by 41 opinions
Charge of Judge Cox, of the District of Columbia, delivered on the twenty-fifth day of January, 1882, in the celebrated case of Charles J. Guiteau for the assassination of James A. Garfield, late president of the United States, on the second day of July, 1881. Plea of insanity. Yerdict: Guilty.
1Opinion of the Court
The CouRt. Gentlemen of the Petit Jury:
The constitution of the United States provides that—
“In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed; * * * to he informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor; and to have the assistance of counsel for his defence.”
These provisions are deemed the indispensable safeguards of life and liberty. They are…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Reynolds v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Thurlow v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1847
- Freeman v. PeopleNew York Supreme Court · 1847
- Life Insurance v. TerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- The People v. . McCannNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Fisher v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Russell E. Carter v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- State v. DiPaoloSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1961
- Holloway v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- State v. HoaglandIdaho Supreme Court · 1924
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