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Respublica v. RobertsRespublica v. Roberts

Supreme Court of the United States
Apr 1, 1791
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The Court, after consideration, delivered an unanimous ‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‍opinion, that under the act of Assembly, and the uniform practice of eighty-five ‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‍years (a practice, which, though it does not make the law, must be ‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‍strong evidence of what the law is ) the indictment could not be ‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‍supported on the charge of adultery: But that the judgment for fornication only, ‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‍must be pronounced against the defendant.

Judgment accordingly.

Case Details

Case Name: Respublica v. Roberts
Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Date Published: Apr 1, 1791
Citations: 2 U.S. 124; 1 L. Ed. 316; 2 Dall. 124; 1791 U.S. LEXIS 176
Court Abbreviation: U.S.
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