Case Name: UNITED STATES v. SMITH; SAME v. FAXON
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1803-06
Citations: 27 F. Cas. 1148
Docket Number: 
Parties: UNITED STATES v. SMITH. SAME v. FAXON.
Judges: MARSHALL, Circuit Judge, absent.
Reporter: Federal Cases
Volume: 27
Pages: 1148–1148

Head Matter:
Case lío. 16,324.
UNITED STATES v. SMITH. SAME v. FAXON.
[1 Cranch, C. C. 127.] 1
Circuit Court, District of Columbia.
June, 1803.
Jurors—Pines for Delinquency—Excuses.
If a juror be fined, and at the same term come in and offer a sufficient excuse, and the court thereupon order the fine to be struck out, but the clerk neglect to enter such order, the court will at the next term, on proper affidavits of the fact, order the fine to lie struck'out.
[Cited in Blagden v. Broadrup, Append. Fed. Cas.; U. S. v. Walsh, 22 Fed. 048.]
Smith had been summoned as á petit juror, at June term, 1802, and failing to attend, was fined eight dollars. At the same term he came in, and offering a sufficient excuse, his fine was ordered to be struck out; but the clerk omitted to enter it, by mistake.

Opinion:
These facts appearing now by affidavit,
THE COURT
at this term, June, 1803, ordered the fine to be struck out
Same order in the case of Josiah Faxon.
MARSHALL, Circuit Judge, absent.