In Re Loney
Citations
- 134 U.S. 372
- 10 S. Ct. 584
- 33 L. Ed. 949
- 1890 U.S. LEXIS 1977
Syllabus
<p>The courts of a State have ’no jurisdiction of a complaint for perjury in testifying before a notary public of the State upon a contested election of a member of the House of Representatives of the United States; and a person arrested by order of a magistrate of the State on such a complaint will be discharged by writ of habeas corpus.</p>
How courts have described this case
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- States may not impose their own punishment for perjury in federal courts
- States may not impose their own punishment for perjury in federal courts
- petitioner, held by state authorities on charges of perjury committed before a federal officer, was needed for further testimony in federal tribunals
- pretrial discharge of petitioner held on state charge of perjury for statement made in case of contested congressional election
- States many not impose their own punishment for perjury in federal courts
- States may not impose their own punishment for perjury in federal courts
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Judges: Gray
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