''United States v. Hooe'', 5 U.S. (Cranch 1) 318 (1803), is a case of the
Supreme Court of the United States
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. It was a case that hinged mainly on
procedural
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issues relating to the
documents that must accompany an
appeal
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from
courts within the
District of Columbia.
[.]
Background of the case
The Supreme Court had already ruled in ''
Jennings v. The Perseverance'', that the
writs of error
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must be accompanied by a
factual record
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.
[.] The act of
Congress 27 February 1801, creating the District of Columbia held that, writs should be prosecuted in the same manner as had been the case of writs of error on judgments or appeals upon orders or decrees rendered in the circuit court of the United States.
The decision
The court held that the act of congress and the prior
precedent, when taken together meant that all appeals from the District of Columbia must be accompanied by a statement of facts.
See also
*
List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 5
*
Robert T. Hooe
Notes and references
External links
**
United States Supreme Court cases
United States Supreme Court cases of the Marshall Court
Legal history of the District of Columbia
1803 in the United States
1803 in United States case law
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