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CALLAN V. WILSON, 127 U. S. 540 (1888)

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U.S. Supreme Court

Callan v. Wilson, 127 U.S. 540 (1888)

Callan v. Wilson

No. 1318

Argued January 18, 1888

Decided May 14, 1888

127 U.S. 540

APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT

OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Syllabus

The provision in Article III of the Constitution of the United States that "the trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury" is to be construed in the light of the principles which at common law, determined whether or not a person accused of crime was entitled to be tried by a jury, and thus construed, it embraces not only felonies punishable by confinement in the penitentiary, but also some classes of misdemeanors the punishment of which may involve the deprivation of the liberty of the citizen.

The provisions in the Constitution of the United States relating to trial by jury are in force in the District of Columbia.



























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