PENDLETON v. UNITED STATES

No. 53.

216 U.S. 305 (1910)

PENDLETON v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 21, 1910.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Henry E. Davis and Mr. James H. Blount for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Russell for the United States.


MR. JUSTICE McKENNA delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff in error was convicted of the crime of murder in the Court of First Instance of the Province of Cebu, Philippine Islands, and sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment, which was reduced to seventeen years by the Supreme Court.

The assignments of error are as follows:

"1. The accused has been compelled to be a witness against himself in violation...

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