Case No. 15,477.

UNITED STATES v. JERNEGAN.

[4 Cranch, C. C. 1.]¹

Circuit Court, District of Columbia.

April Term, 1830.

BIGAMY—WHERE INDICTMENT TO BE TRIED.

An indictment for bigamy must be tried in the county in which the second marriage was celebrated.

Indictment [against Bernard A. Jernegan] for bigamy. The second marriage was in the county of Washington, D. C.

THE COURT (THRUSTON, Circuit Judge, absent) was of opinion that it could not be tried here (in Alexandria county), under the statute of Virginia of 22d December, 1792, p. 195, c. 104, § 14.

¹ [Reported by Hon. William Cranch, Chief Judge.]

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