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GRAVES v. MINNESOTA (1926)

| GRAVES v. MINNESOTA |
|---|
| Term: 1926 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 21, 1926 |
| Decided: November 22, 1926 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • James Clark McReynolds • Edward Terry Sanford • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter |
GRAVES v. MINNESOTA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 22, 1926. The case was argued before the court on October 21, 1926.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Minnesota State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: miscellaneous
- Petitioner: physician, MD or DO, dentist, or medical society
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: State
- Respondent state: Minnesota
- Citation: 272 U.S. 425
- 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: William Howard Taft
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Edward Terry Sanford
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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