kˈænən wʌzðɪ ɐpˈɛlənt ɪnðə kˈeɪs ʌv kˈænən vˈiː. juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, wˌɪtʃ wʌz dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd baɪ ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts suːpɹˈiːm kˈoːɹt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv.
Cannon was the appellant in the case of Cannon v. United States, which was decided by the United States Supreme Court in 1885.