United States v. Mann
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Hampshire
[This was an information for a misdemean- or against John Mann. For .the prior proceeding, see Case No. 15,717.]
1Opinion of the Court
STORY, Circuit Justice.
This is an information filed by the United States against the defendant, for an alleged violation of the first section of the act of January 9, 1809, c. 72 [2 Story’s Laws, 1101 (2 Stat. 506, c. 5)], commonly called the embargo enforcing act. The counsel for the defendant has moved the court to stay all further proceedings on the information upon two grounds: 1. That the circuit court has no jurisdiction over the offence. 2. That if the court has jurisdiction, yet the information can no longer be sustained, inasmuch as the act, on which it is founded, so far as it…
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