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114 U.S. 429

United States v. Petit

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1885-04-20

Cited in Bouvier (1914)’s definition of “Infamous Crime”

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Decided 1885-04-20

How this case has been cited

Cited by 13 later decisions (2 by the Supreme Court) — most recently July 1935

2 federal appellate · 1 district · 5 state decisions

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WAITE, C. J.

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The first question certified in this case is answered in the negative, and the second in the affirmative, on the authority of Ex parte Wilson, ante, 935, decided at the present term.

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