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Quotation from Worcester v. Georgia by Supreme Court of the United States
“The act of the state of Georgia, under which the plaintiff in error was prosecuted, is consequently void, and the judgment a nullity.”
Worcester v. Georgia, Opinion of the Court (Marshall, C.J.), holding (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Marshall draws the legal consequence for Worcester's conviction.
Citation: "The act of the state of Georgia, under which the plaintiff in error was prosecuted, is consequently void, and the judgment a nullity." — Supreme Court of the United States, Worcester v. Georgia, Opinion of the Court (Marshall, C.J.), holding (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id worcester-v-georgia-q5)
Portrait: John Marshall by Henry Inman, 1832, Henry Inman, Public domain.
