State v. . Deberry

Tbe case turns on tbe question of jurisdiction.

It is admitted that tbe alleged assault took place “in tbe Federal Courtroom, which is located in tbe Post Office Building in tbe city of Winston-Salem,” and that “said property was acquired by tbe Federal Government in 1899 and confirmed by Judge Boyd in 1900.”

It is further conceded that this property was “purchased by tbe consent of tbe legislature of tbe State,” as expressed in cb. 136, Public Laws 1887, and that its acquisition by tbe United States was under and by virtue of Art. I, sec. 8, clause 17, of tbe Federal Constitution.

This clause…