Case Name: United States v. Smith
Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1803-06
Citations: 1 Cranch 127
Docket Number: 
Parties: United States v. Smith.
Judges: Maeshall, J., absent.
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: 127–128

Head Matter:
United States v. Smith.
If a juror be fined, and at tbe 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 be struck out.
Smith had been summoned as a 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.
Maeshall, J., absent.