27 F. Cas. 3
U.S. District Court
Decided January 4, 1845
U.S. District Court · decided 1845-01-04
The United States through their attorney offered evidence tending to prove that the goods charged in the indictment to have been stolen were stolen in the state of Maryland, that after being so stolen they were •brought into the county of Alexandria in the District of Columbia by the person who stole them, and that they were after being so brought into said county received by the prisoner in said county with knowledge on his part that they were stolen, whereupon, the…
Judgment was arrested · Decided 1845-01-04
¶1Upon consideration of the authorities cited,
¶2held that the receiving in the county of Alexandria, of stolen goods, with knowledge on the part of the receiver that the said goods had been stolen in the state of Maryland, and brought by the thief in said county of Alexandria is an offence within the jurisdiction of the criminal court of the District of Columbia, and it is ordered to be certified accordingly.