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CALLAN v. WILSON (1888)
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| CALLAN v. WILSON |
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| Term: 1887 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: January 16, 1888 |
| Decided: May 14, 1888 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 8-0 |
| Majority |
| Samuel Blatchford • Joseph Bradley • Stephen Johnson Field • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar • Stanley Matthews • Samuel Freeman Miller |
CALLAN v. WILSON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 14, 1888. The case was argued before the court on January 16, 1888.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the District of Columbia State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Jury trial (right to, as distinct from extra-legal jury influences)
- Petitioner: Prisoner, inmate of penal institution
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
- Respondent state: District of Columbia
- Citation: 127 U.S. 540
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Morrison Waite
- Who wrote the majority opinion: John Marshall Harlan
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 liberal.
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