· 8/18/1905
Stanclift v. United States
Citations
- 139 F. 806
- 71 C.C.A. 570
- 1905 U.S. App. LEXIS 3918
Syllabus
<p>Disturbing the Peace — Evidence—Sufficiency to Sustain Verdict.</p> <p>Testimony that one drew a six-shooter, said “Let’s shoot ’em up!” put his weapon in his pocket, and walked off, and that the witness subsequently heard shooting in the direction he went, constitutes no substantial evidence of the offense of disturbing the peace of a town.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>
Judges: Sanborn
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