MULLAN v. UNITED STATES

No. 330.

140 U.S. 240 (1891)

MULLAN v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 11, 1891.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John Goode and Mr. Eppa Hunton for appellant.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Maury for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court.

The principal contention of the appellant is, that the court martial convened under the order of Rear Admiral Crosby was an illegal body, without jurisdiction to try him. This contention is based upon the fact that of the seven members of the court participating in the trial, five were his juniors in rank. Our attention has been called to the clause of the 5th section...

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