WHEELER v. UNITED STATES

No. 571.

159 U.S. 523 (1895)

WHEELER v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 11, 1895.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

No appearance for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Whitney for defendants in error submitted on his brief.


MR. JUSTICE BREWER delivered the opinion of the court.

On January 2, 1895, George L. Wheeler was by the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Texas adjudged guilty of the crime of murder and sentenced to be hanged. Whereupon he sued out this writ of error. Three errors are alleged: First, that the indictment is fatally defective in failing to allege that the defendant and the deceased were not citizens of any Indian tribe or nation. It charges...

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