· 10/11/1851
Persee v. The Clarence
Citations
- 19 F. Cas. 307
- 14 Law Rep. 453
- 1851 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57
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- noting that it is up to the legislature to decide whether to fill in such a gap
- it is for the legislature, not the courts, to define what constitutes criminal conduct
- it is for the legislature, not the courts, to define what constitutes criminal conduct
- describing such act as unconstitutional ―judicial legislation‖
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