FOLSOM v. UNITED STATES

No. 550.

160 U.S. 121 (1895)

FOLSOM v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 2, 1895.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Charles A. Willard for plaintiff in error. Mr. Neill B. Field and Mr. F.W. Clancy were with him on the brief.

Mr. Solicitor General submitted on his brief.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

The offence denounced by section 5209 of the Revised Statutes is punishable by imprisonment not less than five nor more than ten years, and is therefore an infamous crime. In re Claassen, 140 U.S. 200, and cases cited.

The question then is whether the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has jurisdiction of a writ of error...

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