In re Converse - 137 U.S. 624 (1891)

U.S. Supreme Court

In re Converse, 137 U.S. 624 (1891)

In re Converse

No. 1283

Argued and submitted December 18, 1890

Decided January 5, 1891

137 U.S. 624

APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED

STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN

Syllabus

It is no defense to an indictment under one statute that a defendant might also be punished under another statute.

A state cannot be deemed guilty of a violation of its obligations under the Constitution of the United states because of a decision, even if erroneous, of its highest court while acting within its jurisdiction.