Legal Opinion

United States v. Reese

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of California

Decided October 9, 1866PublishedCited by 7 opinions

This was an action upon a recognizance of bail, and was tried upon stipulation of the parties by the court without the intervention of a jury, at the June term of 1860. The-court found for the United States. The facts-are sufficiently stated in its opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

FIELD, Circuit Justice.

In December, 1S5C, Jose Y. Limantour was indicted by the grand jury of the circuit court of the United States for uttering and presenting as true to tbe board of land commissioners, created under the act of March 3, 1851 [9 Stat. 631], to ascertain and settle private land claims in the state of California, a false writing, purporting to be a grant of certain described lands from the Mexican government, with intent to defraud the United States, knowing the same to be false. To this indictment Limantour appeared and pleaded not guilty. He was then admitted to bail on…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Champlain v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1848

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. United States v. EvansUnited States Circuit Court · 1880
  2. United States v. MooreDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1894
  3. United States v. SauerDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1896
  4. United States v. DavenportDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1920
  5. Territory of New Mexico v. GutierrezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1906

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