Case Name: UNITED STATES v. LEMMONS
Court: Superior Court of the Territory of Arkansas
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 1828-10
Citations: 26 F. Cas. 915
Docket Number: 
Parties: UNITED STATES v. LEMMONS.
Judges: Before JOHNSON, ESKRIDGE, TRIMBLE, and BATES, JJ.
Reporter: Federal Cases
Volume: 26
Pages: 915–915

Head Matter:
Case No. 15,591a.
UNITED STATES v. LEMMONS.
[Hempst. 62.]
Superior Court, Territory of Arkansas.
Oct., 1828.
Indictment—Conclusion.
An indictment must conclude “against the peace and dignity of the United States.”
Indictment [against James Lemmons] for setting up and keeping a faro bank.
Before JOHNSON, ESKRIDGE, TRIMBLE, and BATES, JJ.
[Reported by Samuel H. Hempstead, Esq.]

Opinion:
On motion of the defendant, by his attorney, the indictment was quashed, because it did not conclude "against the peace and dignity of the United States of America."