United States v. Jackalow
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united-states-v-jackalow-305-11349231
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United States v. Jackalow
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United States v. Jackalow, 66 U.S. 484 (1862), is a U.S. Supreme Court case interpreting the Venue and Vicinage clauses of the United States Constitution. It was an "unusual criminal case" and one of the few constitutional criminal cases from the Taney Court. Jackalow, a mariner from the Ryukyu Kingdom, was suspected of the robbery and murder of the captain of the sloop Spray, Jonathan Leete, and Jonathan's brother Elijah, while the ship was at sea. He was convicted of robbery in the Long Islan
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1862 United States Supreme Court case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Jackalow
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2023-11-12T01:42:56Z
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