United States v. Benitez Espinosa

Rodey/Judge,

delivered the following opinion:

This matter is before us on a motion of the defendant for a dedimus potestatem to take the deposition of a witness residing in the Republic of Santo Domingo, to be used at the trial. He claims the right to have this commission issue under § 866 of the Revised Statutes of the Hnited States (U. S. Comp. Stat. 1901, p. 663). He sets forth in his affidavit that accompanies the motion, the reason why it is necessary that the motion should be granted, and states that he is too poor to pay the expenses of bringing the witness here, and that he is…