Facts of the Case

Provided by Justia

This was an indictment against John, alias Johnny, alias John Canoe, alias Jackalow, a native of the Loo Choo Islands, for piracy on the high seas, found and tried in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey, and came into the Supreme court on a certificate of the judges that they were divided in opinion.

Conclusions

  1. 1. To give a circuit court of the United States jurisdiction of an offense not committed within its district, it must appear not only that the accused party was first apprehended in that district, but also that the offense was committed out of the jurisdiction of any state and not within any other district of the United States.