RUNKLE v. UNITED STATES


122 U.S. 543 (1887)

RUNKLE v. UNITED STATES. UNITED STATES v. RUNKLE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 27, 1887.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Martin F. Morris for Runkle. Mr. Donn Piatt and Mr. George W. McCrary each filed a brief for same.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Howard for the United States submitted on the record.1


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE, after stating the case as above reported, delivered the opinion of the court.

We will first consider the second of the questions referred to the Court of Claims, namely:

"Were the proceedings and findings of said court-martial regular, and the sentence duly approved by the President of United States, as required by law?"

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