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Author Ingram, R. Scott, 1973- author.

Title Constitutional inquisitors : the origins and practice of early federal prosecutors / Scott Ingram
Published Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023
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Description 1 online resource (xi, 362 pages)
Contents Introduction -- The labors of the court -- Meet person, learned in the law -- The fittest persons to expound the laws -- The first in the nation -- A hair to split -- Measures for apprehending and prosecuting -- Exercise some degree of discretion -- Foes who are plotting mischief -- A faithful execution of his views -- Cultivate peace by observing justice
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (Project MUSE platform, viewed October 2, 2023)
Subject Prosecution -- United States
Public prosecutors -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Public prosecutors -- United States -- History -- 18th century
Politics and government
Prosecution
Public prosecutors
SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government -- 1789-1815. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140419
Subject United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781421446875
1421446871