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GRAVES v. MINNESOTA (1926)

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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 BrandeisPierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesJames Clark McReynoldsEdward Terry SanfordHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWilliam Howard TaftWillis 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.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1920s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taft Court, click here.

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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.

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