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In re KEMMLER, PETITIONER (1890)

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in re KEMMLER, PETITIONER
Term: 1889
Important Dates
Argued: May 20, 1890
Decided: May 23, 1890
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Samuel Blatchford • Joseph Bradley • David Josiah Brewer • Stephen Johnson Field • Melville Weston Fuller • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar • Samuel Freeman Miller

in re KEMMLER, PETITIONER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 23, 1890. The case was argued before the court on May 20, 1890.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the New York State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Cruel and unusual punishment, death penalty (cf. extra legal jury influence, death penalty)
  • Petitioner: Prisoner, inmate of penal institution
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: New York
  • Citation: 136 U.S. 436
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of habeas corpus
  • 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: Melville Weston Fuller

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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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