JAMES GREENLEAF, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. JAMES BIRTH (1835)

JAMES GREENLEAF, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. JAMES BIRTH
	Term: 1835
Important Dates
	Argued: January 27, 1835
	Decided: February 9, 1835
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-0
Majority
	Henry Baldwin • John Marshall • John McLean • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson • James Moore Wayne

JAMES GREENLEAF, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. JAMES BIRTH is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 9, 1835. The case was argued before the court on January 27, 1835.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Extra-legal jury influences: jury instructions (not necessarily in criminal cases)
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 34 U.S. 292
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: John Marshall
Who wrote the majority opinion: John McLean

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 liberal.