CALLAN v. WILSON

No. 1318.

127 U.S. 540 (1888)

CALLAN v. WILSON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 14, 1888.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. J.H. Ralston for appellant. Mr. Charles S. Moore was with him on the brief.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Maury for appellee.


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

It is contended by the appellant that the Constitution of the United States secured to him the right to be tried by a jury, and, that right having been denied, the police court was without jurisdiction to impose a fine upon him, or to order him to be imprisoned until such fine was paid. This precise question is now, for the first...

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