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BROWN v. UNITED STATES

No. 103.

256 U.S. 335 (1921)

41 S.Ct. 501

65 L.Ed. 961

BROWN v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 16, 1921.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James R. Dougherty and Mr. E.C. Brandenburg, with whom Mr. W.E. Pope, Mr. Gordon Boone and Mr. H.S. Bonham were on the brief, for petitioner:

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

MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the court.

The petitioner was convicted of murder in the second degree committed upon one Hermes at a place in Texas within the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States, and the judgment was affirmed by the Circuit Court of Appeals. 257 Fed. Rep. 46. A writ of certiorari was granted by this Court. 250 U.S. 637. Two questions are raised. The first is whether the indictment is...

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