1. Pierce v. United States, No. 648., SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, Submitted November 19, 1895. , January 6, 1896, Decided
OVERVIEW: The question of whether the prosecution should be required to elect between a charge of murder with a gun, or murder with a blunt instrument, of the victim was a matter purely within the discretion of the trial court. Confessions were admissible.
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