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DREIER v. UNITED STATES (1911)

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DREIER v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1910
Important Dates
Argued: March 2, 1911
Decided: May 15, 1911
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
William Rufus DayJohn Marshall HarlanOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarHorace Harmon LurtonWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White
Concurring
Joseph McKenna

DREIER v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 15, 1911. The case was argued before the court on March 2, 1911.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of New York.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1910s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the White Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - self-incrimination (other than as pertains to Miranda or immunity from prosecution)
  • Petitioner: Arrested person, or pretrial detainee
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 221 U.S. 394
  • 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: Edward Douglass White
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Charles Evans Hughes

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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