Case Name: United States v. William Lawrence
Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1802-11
Citations: 1 Cranch 94
Docket Number: 
Parties: United States v. William Lawrence.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (District of Columbia - reported by Mackey)
Volume: 1
Pages: 94–94

Head Matter:
United States v. William Lawrence.
Assault and battery by a seaman upon the master of a vessel, does not amount to a confinement of the commander, nor an attempt to excite a revolt within the Act of Congress.
Indictment for assaulting and beating the master of the brig Neptune, (G. Colman,) at sea, and aitempling to excite a revolt. See the Act of Congress of April 30, 1790, c. 9, § 12. [1 Stat. at Large, 112.]
Mr. Jones, for the defendant,
moved the Court to instruct the jury that proof of a mere assault and battery, committed at sea by a seaman upon his commander, does not amount to a confinement of the commander, nor to an attempt to excite a revolt, within the Act of Congress, which instruction was given by Kilty, C. J., and CRanch, J.

Opinion:
MaRShall, J.,
thinking the question did not apply to the case, refused to give an opinion.