UNITED STATES V. HEWECKER, 164 U. S. 46 (1896)

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United States v. Hewecker, 164 U.S. 46 (1896)

United States v. Hewecker

No. 547

Submitted October 13, 1896

Decided October 26, 1896

164 U.S. 46

Syllabus

Sections 651 and 697 of the Revised Statutes, relating to certificates of division in opinion in criminal cases were, repealed by the Judiciary Act of March 3, 1891, 26 Stat. 826, both as to the defendants in criminal prosecutions and as to the United States, and certificates in such cases cannot be granted upon the request either of the defendants or of the prosecution. Rider v. United States, 163 U. S. 132, on this point adhered to.

Motion to dismiss. The case is stated in the opinion.

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