United States v. Fenwick

United States v. Fenwick, United States v. Fenwick, 25 F. Cas. 1062, 1964 (C.C. D.C. 1836), was a decision of the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia that was handed down April 7, 1836. It confirmed the right of a defendant in a criminal case not to have the judge render a decision on motions until all arguments have been made, to defer making those arguments until the jury is empaneled, and to make those legal arguments to the jury.

United States v. Fenwick
United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
April 1836 Term
Full case name: United States v. Fenwick
Citations: United States v. Fenwick, 25 F. Cas. 1062, 1964 (C.C. D.C. 1836)
Prior history: Judgment for the Appellant, appeal from the United States District Court of the District of Columbia
Holding
Conviction for rioting
Court membership
Circuit Judges William Cranch
Case opinions
Majority by: William Cranch, for the Court
Laws applied

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