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UNITED STATES v. KELLY

24 U.S. 417 (____)

11 Wheat. 417

The UNITED STATES v. KELLY and Others.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The cause was submitted without argument by the Attorney General for the United States, no counsel appearing for the prisoners.

Mr. Justice WASHINGTON delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case comes before the Court upon a certificate of a division of opinion of the Judges of the Circuit Court for the eastern district of Pennsylvania, upon the following point assigned by the defendants as a reason in arrest of judgment, viz. "that the act of Congress does not define the offence of endeavouring to make a revolt, and it is not competent to the Court to give a judicial definition of an offence...

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