Benson v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1892-12-05

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Me. Justice Brewer delivered the opinion of the court. In June, 1891, plaintiff in error was-convicted in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Kansas of the crime of murder, and sentenced to be hanged. The crime was charged to have been committed on the Fort Leavenworth military reservation,…

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