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BACHTEL v. WILSON, SHERIFF (1907)

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BACHTEL v. WILSON, SHERIFF
Term: 1906
Important Dates
Argued: November 14, 1906
Decided: January 7, 1907
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
8-0
Majority
David Josiah BrewerWilliam Rufus DayMelville Weston FullerJohn Marshall HarlanOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaRufus Wheeler PeckhamEdward Douglass White

BACHTEL v. WILSON, SHERIFF is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 7, 1907. The case was argued before the court on November 14, 1906.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Ohio State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1900s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Fuller Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of jurisdiction (cf. judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal from federal district courts or courts of appeals)
  • Petitioner: Person convicted of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Governmental employee or job applicant
  • Respondent state: Ohio
  • Citation: 204 U.S. 36
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: David Josiah Brewer

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.

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