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MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF SPENCER, ex parte (1913)

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MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF SPENCER, ex parte
Term: 1912
Important Dates
Argued: April 28, 1913
Decided: May 26, 1913
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
9-0
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarHorace Harmon LurtonJoseph McKennaMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF SPENCER, ex parte is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 26, 1913. The case was argued before the court on April 28, 1913.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Pennsylvania Middle U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1910s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the White Court, click here.

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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 official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
  • Respondent state: Pennsylvania
  • Citation: 228 U.S. 652
  • 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: Edward Douglass White
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Joseph McKenna

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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