Streep v. United States

Citations

• 160 U.S. 128
• 16 S. Ct. 244
• 40 L. Ed. 365
• 1895 U.S. LEXIS 2350

Syllabus

<p>To support an indictment on section 5480 of the Revised Statutes, as amended by the act of March 2, 1889, c. 393, for devising a scheme to sell counterfeit obligations of the United States, by means of communication through the post office, it is unnecessary to prove a scheme to defraud.</p> <p>In order to come within the exception of “ fleeing from justice,” in section 1045 of the Revised Statutes, concerning the time after the commission' of an offence within which an indictment must be found, it is sufficient that there is a flight with the intention of avoiding being prosecuted, whether a prosecution has or has not been begun.</p> <p>In order to constitute “ fleeing from justice,” within the meaning of section 1045 of the Revised Statutes, it is not necessary that there should be an intent to avoid the justice of the United States ; but it is sufficient that there is an intent to avoid the justice of the State having jurisdiction over the same territory and the same act.</p>