Legal Opinion

United States v. Cantril

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided February 28, 1807PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

8 U.S. 167 (____)

4 Cranch 167

THE UNITED STATES

v.

ZEBULON CANTRIL.

Supreme Court of United States.

MARSHALL, Ch. J. delivered the opinion of the court that the judgment ought to be arrested, for the reasons assigned in the record, and directed the opinion to be certified accordingly.

The same order was made in the case of The United States v. Baylis, for a similar offence.[*]

NOTES

[*] An act of congress was passed at the session 1806-1807, to amend the law in this respect.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Butler v. DuvallU.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · 1831
  2. United States v. CantrillSupreme Court of the United States · 1807

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. United States v. SissonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Mackey v. StateOhio Supreme Court · 1854
  3. State v. CalvinChatham Superior Court, Ga. · 1822
  4. United States v. SissonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. United States v. SissonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970