Rosencrans v. United States

Citations

• 165 U.S. 257
• 17 S. Ct. 302
• 41 L. Ed. 708
• 1897 U.S. LEXIS 1965

Syllabus

<p>Under the act of July'20, 1892, c. 208, the grand jury in the southern division, of the District of Montana had jurisdiction to And the indictment which forms the subject of discussion in this case; and, after such indictment had been found, the court had authority to remit it to the other . division for trial.</p> <p>Where Congress has expressly legislated in respect to a given matter, that express legislation must control, in the absence of subsequent legislation equally express, and is'not overthrown by any mere inferences or impli- ' cations to be found in such subsequent legislation.</p> <p>The indictment of a person employed in the .postal service for secreting, embezzling or destroying a cheque or draft in a letter delivered to him as such agent need not give a full description of the cheque or draft; but it is sufficient to say that, the instrument having been destroyed, the grand jury is unable ito give any further description than is found in the indictment.</p>