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United States v. Lafontaine
4 Cranch 173
U.S. Circuit Court for the Dis...
1831
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being satisfied by the affidavit of John Dandridge, filed in this cause, that the defendant was at the time of the supposed offence, charged in the indictment, a domestic servant of the Baron Stackelberg, charg'd d’affaires of the King of Sweden and Norway, received and accredited as such by the President of the United States ; and that, therefore, this Court has not jurisdiction of the cause : It is therefore ordered that the indictment be quashed.

Case Details

Case Name: United States v. Lafontaine
Court Name: U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia
Date Published: May 15, 1831
Citation: 4 Cranch 173
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