Jolly v. United States, 170 U.S. 402 (1898)

Name: Jolly v. United States, 170 U.S. 402 (1898) - Syllabus
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Jolly v. United States

No. 238

Submitted April 28, 1898
Decided May 9, 1898
170 U.S. 402

ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED

STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY

Syllabus

Postage stamps belonging to the United States are personal property, within the meaning of Rev.Stat. § 5456, which enacts that "Every person who robs another of any kind or description of personal property belonging to the United States, or feloniously takes and carries away the same, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment at hard labor not less than one year nor more than ten years, or by both such fine and imprisonment," and may be made the subject of larceny.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Jolly v. United States, 170 U.S. 402 (1898) in 170 U.S. 402 170 U.S. 403. Original Sources, accessed May 7, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H73CZY54KUSBF8E.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Jolly v. United States, 170 U.S. 402 (1898), in 170 U.S. 402, page 170 U.S. 403. Original Sources. 7 May. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H73CZY54KUSBF8E.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Jolly v. United States, 170 U.S. 402 (1898). cited in 1898, 170 U.S. 402, pp.170 U.S. 403. Original Sources, retrieved 7 May 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H73CZY54KUSBF8E.

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