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UNITED STATES v. BAILEY

34 U.S. 238 (____)

9 Pet. 238

THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFF v. JOHN BAILEY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued by the Attorney-General, and Mr Loughborough, for the United States. No counsel appeared for the defendant.

Mr Justice STORY delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a criminal case, certified from the circuit court of the district of Kentucky upon a division of opinion of the judges of that court.

The defendant, John Bailey, was indicted for false swearing under the third section of the act of congress of the 1st day of March 1823, ch. 165, which provides "that if any person shall swear or affirm falsely touching the...

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