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In re SHIBUYA JUGIRO, PETITIONER (1891)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
in re SHIBUYA JUGIRO, PETITIONER
Term: 1890
Important Dates
Argued: April 10, 1891
Decided: May 11, 1891
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyDavid Josiah BrewerHenry Billings BrownStephen Johnson FieldMelville Weston FullerJohn Marshall HarlanLucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

in re SHIBUYA JUGIRO, PETITIONER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 11, 1891. The case was argued before the court on April 10, 1891.

In an 8-0 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.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Habeas corpus
  • Petitioner: Prisoner, inmate of penal institution
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Governmental employee or job applicant
  • Respondent state: New York
  • Citation: 140 U.S. 291
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • 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: 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 conservative.

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