Legal Opinion
United States v. Wiltberger
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 18, 1820PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
18 U.S. 35 (____)
5 Wheat. 35
UNITED STATES
v.
WILTBERGER.
Supreme Court of United States.
February 14th. C.J. Ingersoll, for the United States.
February 18th, 1820. MARSHALL, Ch. J., delivered the opinion of the court.
The indictment in this case is founded on the 12th section of the act, entitled, "an act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States." That section is in these words: "and be it enacted, that if any seaman, or other person, shall commit manslaughter, on the high seas, or confederate," &c., "such person or persons, so offending, *and being therefore [*94 convicted,…
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