Legal Opinion
Patton v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 14, 1930No. 53PublishedCited by 1,120 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sutherland
The defendants (plaintiffs in error) were indicted in a federal district court, charged with conspiring to bribe a federal prohibition agent, a crime punishable by imprisonment in a federal penitentiary for a term of years. A jury of twelve men was duly impaneled. The trial began on October 19, 1927, and continued before the jury of twelve until October 26 following, at which time one of the jurors, because of severe illness, became unable to serve further as a juror. Thereupon it was stipulated in open court by the government and counsel for defendants, defendants personally assenting…
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