Page:United States Reports, Volume 209.djvu/62

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OOTOB?R, T?.?M, 1907. Oplnion of the Cburt. BATTLE v. UNITED STATE?, ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES i?0R THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA. lqo. 438. SuBmitted Jmmmry Un?r ?i? I, ? 8, el. 17, of ? ? p? ?d ?t? ?t of t? ?t? of ? 8? ?d o?r the ?e. Under Jl 711 ?d ?, ?v. ? j?n of ? off? ? ? i ?, ?t? ? o? o? ? ? U? ? ? of t? ?itution, ? ?& ?h ? a? ? of ?d for ? o? ?d t? ? ? a ?t of j?, t? ? of the s?tu? ?wer ? ? ?clu?g ? o?. E? ? the bu?en of p? ? on the ?mmt p?ne?s ?ity, ? e?d? ? by the p?i? ?d t? t?l jud? ? not ?d t?t t? ?vemment ? ?d ? p? the f?t ?yond ?na5? ?d t?t the ju? ?ider a? the p?r, ?d the ?r o? Ms o? ?i?ny. ? ?ptim of the ? ? de[?t'8 ? ? ? ?m?t held ? t? ? ? ? j?tifi? ?d ?ot a ?d for ?E fac? ?e s? in the op?on. ?. ?o? ?�& ? for p?ntiff in e?r. ?. ?s? ? ? Coo? for defendant MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the court. This case comes up on a writ of error to the United States Circuit Court, after a conviction of the plaintiff in error of murder without capital punishment. The chief error assigned is that the court proceeded without jurisdiction--an objection