Respublica v. Cobbet
Supreme Court of the United States
THE Defendant, being charged asa common libeller be-. fore the Chief Justice, was bou; d by recognizance fore the Chief Justice, was bou; d by recognizance to be of good behaviour, &c. and on a fjppofnim, th.-t he had broken the condition, by a continuance'of bis libellous publications, an adlion of debt was inftiiuted upon the-recognizance,. in this court.
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THE Defendant, being charged asa common libeller be-. fore the Chief Justice, was bou; d by recognizance fore the Chief Justice, was bou; d by recognizance to be of good behaviour, &c. and on a fjppofnim, th.-t he had broken the condition, by a continuance'of bis libellous publications, an adlion of debt was inftiiuted upon the-recognizance,. in this court. At the time of his entering his appearance, however, he filed a petition, fetting forth upon oath, that he was an alien, a fubjedt of the King of Great Britain; and praying, that the fuit might be removed for trial into the Circuit Court,…
1Opinion of the Court
After advifenient;' the unanimous opinion of the Court was delivered by
the Chief Justice,
in the following terms.
M‘Kean, Chief Juf ice. 'I'his aélion is brought on.a recognizance to the commonwealth of Pennfylvania, for the good beaavidur, entered into by_ the Defendant before me. The Defendant has appeared to the aélion, and exhibited his petition to the Court,"praying that the jurifdiftion thereof be tranf-ferred to the Circuit Court of the United States, as he is an si-tien, and a fubjeSl of the King of Great Britain. His right to this claim of jurifdiétion is faid to be grounded on the…
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