UNITED STATES v. BRITTON


108 U.S. 192 (1883)

UNITED STATES v. BRITTON & Another.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 2d, 1883.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Assistant Attorney-General Maury for the United States.

Mr. Geo. H. Shields and Mr. Chester A. Krum for defendants.


MR. JUSTICE WOODS delivered the opinion of the court.

In this case the indictment contained two counts. They charged a conspiracy between James H. Britton and Barton Bates, the first being president and a director and the latter a director of the same banking association, to misapply its funds by the purchase therewith of the shares of the association. The first count described the offence which defendants conspired to commit substantially as it is set forth in count...

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