Stettinius v. United States
Circuit Court, District of Columbia
November, 1839 Term
Full case name: Stettinius v. United States Citations: 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 William Cranch William Cranch was an American judge and the second reporter of decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States.-Early life:Born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, he was a nephew of Abigail Adams... , Thruston
Case opinions
Majority by: William Cranch William Cranch William Cranch was an American judge and the second reporter of decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States.-Early life:Born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, he was a nephew of Abigail Adams... , for the Court
Laws applied

Stettinius v. United States, 13,387

Case citation

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 (D.C. Cir.

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 1839), was a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit known informally as the D.C. Circuit, is the federal appellate court for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Appeals from the D.C. Circuit, as with all the U.S. Courts of Appeals, are heard on a...

 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

Jury nullification

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 because the jury was allowed to decide an issue of law.

See also

• United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit known informally as the D.C. Circuit, is the federal appellate court for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Appeals from the D.C. Circuit, as with all the U.S. Courts of Appeals, are heard on a...
  
  
• List of notable United States Courts of Appeals cases

External links

• HTML of the decision from the DC Circuit