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UNITED STATES V. IRVINE, 98 U. S. 450 (1878)
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United States v. Irvine, 98 U.S. 450 (1878)
United States v. Irvine
98 U.S. 450
Syllabus
An indictment against A, found Sept. 15, 1876, charged that on Dec. 24, 1870, B demanded of him the sum of $525, which he as her agent and attorney had collected and received from the United States on account of a pension awarded to her, and that he then and continuously thereafter wrongfully withheld it from her. Held:
1. That the indictment was barred by sec. 1044 of the Revised Statutes.
2. That the crime charged was not a continuous one to the time of finding the indictment.