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Davis v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 31, 1926No. 4681, 4697PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRYAN, Circuit Judge.

These are prosecutions for holding, arresting, and returning four men to a condition of peonage, in violation of section 269 of the Criminal Code (Comp..St. § 10442). Originally there were four indictments, numbered 2068, 2069, 2070, and 2071. Indictment 2068 consists of a single count, and charges M. D. Davis with holding Henry Sanders to a condition of peonage. Indictment 2069, in separate counts, charges Davis with holding George Diamond, Galvestér Jackson, and De Witt, Stonan, respectively, to a condition of peonage. Indictment 2070 consists ,of eight counts, and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. GoodingSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
  2. Clyatt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  3. McElroy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  4. Brown v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  5. United States v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of the United States · 1914

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. United States v. Joseph R. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  2. United States v. BuddCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
  3. Nye & Nissen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1948
  4. United States v. ThirionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
  5. United States v. David I. ShackneyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964

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