Barrett v. United States (No. 1)
Citations
- 169 U.S. 218
- 18 S. Ct. 327
- 42 L. Ed. 723
- 1898 U.S. LEXIS 1484
Syllabus
<p>When a.bill of exceptions does not contain the evidence, it is impossible for this court to know the ground on which the trial court proceeded in overruling a motion on the evidence to compel the district attorney to elect, and an. exception in that regard will not be considered.</p> <p>In December, 1894, when the proceedings took place which are questioned in this case, there were not two judicial districts iti the State of South Carolina, to the territorial limits of each of which the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court of the United States was confined.</p> <p>The legislation on this subject fromlhe commencement of the Government reviewed.</p>
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- holding that grand and petit juries may be drawn from different divisions of a district, regardless of where the crime was committed within the district, and venue for the trial depends on legislation
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Judges: Fuller, After Stating the Case
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