On motion of the defendant, by his attorney, the indictment was quashed, because it did not conclude “ against the peace and dignity of the United States of America.”
United States v. Lemmons, 1 Ark. Terr. Rep. 62 (1828)
Oct. 1828
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Superior Court of the Territory of Arkansas
1 Ark. Terr. Rep. 62
The United States vs. James Lemmons.
An indictment must conclude “ against the peace and dignity of the United States.”
October, 1828.
— Indictment for setting up and keeping a faro bank, determined before Benjamin Johnson, Thomas P. Eskridge, William Trimble, and James Woodson Bates, judges.