Reported judgments, filterable by court, jurisdiction, area of law, outcome and year. 57 decisions from 24 courts — and where a court is missing, that is a gap in what we have licensed, not a court that decides nothing.
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Philadelphia Court of Oyer and Terminer · 1 September 1778 · 1 U.S. 39
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*Respublica v. John Roberts. Evidence in treason. Under the act of 1 MV, there must be an actual enlistment of the person persuaded, to constitute the oifence of treason. Although …
Philadelphia Court of Oyer and Terminer · 1 September 1778 · 1 U.S. 35
Outcome not recorded
Respublica v. Abraham Carlisle. Indictment for treason. Indictment for treason: The overt act laid was taking a commission from the enemy: evidence was admitted to show that the de…
Philadelphia Court of Oyer and Terminer · 1 September 1778 · 1 U.S. 33
Outcome not recorded
Respublica v. Malin. Treason. Where the defendant had joined a corps of American troops, supposing them to be British, it was held, that evidence of words spoken by him to prove th…
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