United States v. Hamilton

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The United States v. Hamilton
Full case nameThe United States v. Hamilton
Citations3 U.S. 17 (more)
Holding
a defendant committed on a charge of treason is bailable

The United States v. Hamilton 3 U.S. 17 (Dall.) (1795) is an early United States Supreme Court case determining that a defendant committed on a charge of treason is bailable.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Reports of cases ruled and adjudged in the several courts of the United States, and of Pennsylvania: held at the seat of the federal government, Volume 3 (Banks Law Pub. Co., 1905), pg. 16