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STROUD v. UNITED STATES

No. 276.

251 U.S. 15 (1919)

40 S.Ct. 50

64 L.Ed. 103

STROUD v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 24, 1919.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Martin J. O'Donnell, with whom Mr. Isaac B. Kimbrell was on the brief, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Stewart, with whom Mr. W.C. Herron was on the brief, for the United States.

MR. JUSTICE DAY delivered the opinion of the court.

Robert F. Stroud was indicted for the killing of Andrew Turner. The indictment embraced the elements constituting murder in the first degree. The homicide took place in the United States prison at Leavenworth, Kansas, where Stroud was a prisoner and Turner a guard. The record discloses that Stroud killed Turner by stabbing him with a knife which he carried concealed on his person.

Stroud was convicted in...

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