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>

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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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Cited by

82 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

1 case in this archive is cited by this case.

Cross v. North Carolina
Supreme Court· 1889-11-11· cited 75×

Other cases named In Re Loney

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In re Loney
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Virginia· 1889-02-19· cited 2×

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