STOKES v. UNITED STATES

No. 746.

157 U.S. 187 (1895)

STOKES v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 18, 1895.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John D. Burnett for plaintiffs in error.

Mr. Solicitor General for defendants in error.


MR. JUSTICE BROWN delivered the opinion of the court.

Error is assigned to the action of the court in overruling a demurrer to the indictment, and to the introduction of certain testimony.

1. The indictment is claimed to be defective in failing to set out with sufficient certainty the agreement showing the conspiracy. The indictment is for a conspiracy, Rev. Stat. § 5440, to commit an offence described in section 5480, as amended by the act of March 2...

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