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Crimes Act of 1790

Index Crimes Act of 1790

The Crimes Act of 1790 (or the Federal Criminal Code of 1790), formally titled An Act for the Punishment of Certain Crimes Against the United States, defined some of the first federal crimes in the United States and expanded on the criminal procedure provisions of the Judiciary Act of 1789. [1]

13 relations: Benefit of clergy, Capital punishment by the United States federal government, Certificate of division, Crimes Act, Crimes Act of 1825, Criminal law in the Chase Court, Criminal law in the Marshall Court, Criminal law in the Taney Court, Federal prosecution of public corruption in the United States, Federalist Era, List of criminal cases in the Marshall Court, United States v. Jackalow, 1st United States Congress.

Benefit of clergy

In English law, the benefit of clergy (Law Latin: privilegium clericale) was originally a provision by which clergymen could claim that they were outside the jurisdiction of the secular courts and be tried instead in an ecclesiastical court under canon law.

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Capital punishment by the United States federal government

Capital punishment is a legal penalty under the United States federal government criminal justice system.

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Certificate of division

A certificate of division was a source of appellate jurisdiction from the circuit courts to the Supreme Court of the United States from 1802 to 1911.

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Crimes Act

Crimes Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in Australia, New Zealand and the United States, relating to the criminal law (including both substantive and procedural aspects of that law).

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Crimes Act of 1825

The Crimes Act of 1825 (also known as the Federal Criminal Code of 1825), formally titled An Act more effectually to provide for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States, and for other purposes, was the first piece of omnibus federal criminal legislation since the Crimes Act of 1790.

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Criminal law in the Chase Court

The Chase Court (1864–1873) issued thirty-five opinions in criminal cases over nine years, at a significantly higher rate than the Marshall Court or Taney Court before it.

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Criminal law in the Marshall Court

The Marshall Court (1801–1835) heard forty-one criminal law cases, slightly more than one per year.

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Criminal law in the Taney Court

The Taney Court (the Supreme Court of the United States under Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, 1836–1864) heard thirty criminal law cases, approximately one per year.

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Federal prosecution of public corruption in the United States

Several statutes, mostly codified in Title 18 of the United States Code, provide for federal prosecution of public corruption in the United States.

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Federalist Era

The Federalist Era in American history ran from roughly 1788-1800, a time when the Federalist Party and its predecessors were dominant in American politics.

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List of criminal cases in the Marshall Court

The Marshall Court (1801–1835) heard forty-one criminal cases.

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United States v. Jackalow

United States v. Jackalow,, is a U.S. Supreme Court case interpreting the Venue and Vicinage clauses of the United States Constitution.

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1st United States Congress

The First United States Congress, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, met from March 4, 1789, to March 4, 1791, during the first two years of George Washington's presidency, first at Federal Hall in New York City and later at Congress Hall in Philadelphia.

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Redirects here:

1 Stat. 112, 1790 Crimes Act, 1790 Criminal Code, An Act for the Punishment of Certain Crimes Against the United States, Criminal Code of 1790, Federal Criminal Code of 1790, Piracy Act of 1790.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimes_Act_of_1790

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