Stettinius v. United States

Stettinius v. United States

Circuit Court, District of Columbia

November, 1839 Term
Full case name: Stettinius v. United States
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Prior history: Judgment for the Appellant, appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Subsequent history:
Holding
Reversed conviction of Appellant for counterfeiting.
Court membership
Circuit Judges William Cranch, Thruston
Case opinions
Majority by: William Cranch, for the Court
Laws applied
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Stettinius v. United States, 13,387 (D.C. Cir. 1839), was a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that was handed down November, 1839. Confirmed right of defendant in criminal case not to have judge render decision on motions until all arguments made, to defer making those arguments until the jury is empaneled, and to make those legal arguments to the jury.

Impact

The case has been cited by proponents of jury nullification because the jury was allowed to decide an issue of law.[1]

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