United States v. Avery
Supreme Court of the United States
On certificate of division in opinion between the judges of the Circuit Court for the District of South Carolina: Avery and others were indicted under the act of May 31st, 1870,* known as the Enforcement Act, for conspiracy, with intent to violate the first section of that act, by unlawfully hindering, preventing, and restraining divers males, citizens of the United States, of African descent, from, exercising the right of voting; and the second count of the indictment after…
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On certificate of division in opinion between the judges of the Circuit Court for the District of South Carolina: Avery and others were indicted under the act of May 31st, 1870,* known as the Enforcement Act, for conspiracy, with intent to violate the first section of that act, by unlawfully hindering, preventing, and restraining divers males, citizens of the United States, of African descent, from, exercising the right of voting; and the second count of the indictment after charging this offence further charged, under the 7th section of that act, that in the act of committing the offence…
1Opinion of the Court
The CHIEF JUSTICE,
on the following day, announced that a majority of the court were of opinion that the case must be ruled by United States v. Rosenburgh, and the case be
Dismissed eor want oe jurisdiction.
2Cited by1 opinion
- United States v. AverySupreme Court of the United States · 1872