Falk v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia upon a verdict of guilty in a prosecution for adultery. Affirmed. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Morris
The appellant, Maximilian W. Falk, was indicted in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia on April 4; 1898, for the crime of adultery under the third section of the Act of Congress of March 3, 1887, Ch. 397 (24 Stat. 635). He pleaded not guilty, and was released from custody upon his giving bail or entering into recognizance to appear for trial when called. On January 23, 1899, the case was called for trial and the trial was entered upon, and some of the testimony on behalf of the prosecution was taken, the appellant being present with his counsel. The trial, however, was not finished…
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