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UNITED STATES V. HEWECKER, 164 U. S. 46 (1896)
164 U. S. 46U.S. Supreme Court
United States v. Hewecker, 164 U.S. 46 (1896)
United States v. Hewecker
No. 547
Submitted October 13, 1896
Decided October 26, 1896
164 U.S. 46
Syllabus
Sections 651 and 697 of the Revised Statutes, relating to certificates of division in opinion in criminal cases were, repealed by the Judiciary Act of March 3, 1891, 26 Stat. 826, both as to the defendants in criminal prosecutions and as to the United States, and certificates in such cases cannot be granted upon the request either of the defendants or of the prosecution. Rider v. United States, 163 U. S. 132, on this point adhered to.
Motion to dismiss. The case is stated in the opinion. clubjuris