But now THE CHIEF JUSTICE delivered the opinion of the court, that any proceedings against Mr. Gordon, the Defendant, would contravene an express article in the treaty of peace and amity, entered into, between the United States of America and Great Britain, for which reason they could not sustain the suggestion filed by the attorney-general. And the Defendant was accordingly discharged.
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RESPUBLICA v. GORDON
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1 U.S. 233 (1788)
1 Dall. 233
1 L.Ed. 115
RESPUBLICA, versus GORDON.
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January 1, 1788.
January 1, 1788.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
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