Carter v. McClaughry, 183 U.S. 365 (1902) (No. 251)
1902
Case name: Carter v. McClaughry Opinion filed: 1902-01-06 Docket No.: 251 Citations: • 183 U.S. 365 • 22 S. Ct. 181 • 46 L. Ed. 236 • 1902 U.S. LEXIS 722 Case holding summaries: • "[Petitioner] was a military prisoner though he had ceased to be a soldier; and for offenses committed during his confinement he was liable to trial and punishment by court-martial." • "[t]he fact that both charges related to and grew out of one transaction made no difference" in determining whether they were the "same offence" under the Fifth Amendment • conspiracy to defraud, and actually causing false claims to be made
