ALEXANDER v. UNITED STATES

No. 1309.

138 U.S. 353 (1891)

ALEXANDER v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 2, 1891.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. A.H. Garland and Mr. H.J. May, for appellant, submitted on their brief.

Mr. Solicitor General for appellees.


MR. JUSTICE BROWN delivered the opinion of the court.

This was a writ of error sued out under the sixth section of the act of February 6, 1889, 25 Stat. 655, 656, c. 113, § 6, to review a judgment of the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Arkansas, imposing a sentence of death upon the plaintiff in error for the murder of David C. Steadman "at the Creek Nation in the Indian country."

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases