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POINDEXTER v. GREENHOW, TREASURER (1883)

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POINDEXTER v. GREENHOW, TREASURER
Term: 1883
Important Dates
Decided: October 15, 1883
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanStanley MatthewsSamuel Freeman MillerMorrison WaiteWilliam Burnham Woods

POINDEXTER v. GREENHOW, TREASURER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on October 15, 1883.

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

For a full list of cases decided in the 1880s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Waite Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
  • Petitioner: State or local governmental taxpayer, or executor of the estate of
  • Petitioner state: Virginia
  • Respondent type: Governmental employee or job applicant
  • Respondent state: Virginia
  • Citation: 109 U.S. 63
  • 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: Morrison Waite
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Morrison Waite

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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