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, 26 F. Cas. 915 (1828)
Oct. 1828
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Superior Court of the Territory of Arkansas
26 F. Cas. 915
Case No. 15,591a.
UNITED STATES v. LEMMONS.
[Hempst. 62.] 2
Superior Court, Territory of Arkansas.
Oct., 1828.
Indictment—Conclusion.
An indictment must conclude “against the peace and dignity of the United States.”
Indictment [against James Lemmons] for setting up and keeping a faro bank.
Before JOHNSON, ESKRIDGE, TRIMBLE, and BATES, JJ.