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SEGUROLA et al. v. UNITED STATES (1927)

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SEGUROLA et al. v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1927
Important Dates
Argued: October 12, 1927
Decided: November 21, 1927
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesJames Clark McReynoldsEdward Terry SanfordHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWilliam Howard TaftWillis Van Devanter

SEGUROLA et al. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 21, 1927. The case was argued before the court on October 12, 1927.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Puerto Rico U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1920s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taft Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: narcotics includes regulation and prohibition of alcohol
  • Petitioner: Distributor, importer, or exporter of alcoholic beverages
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 275 U.S. 106
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Howard Taft
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: William Howard Taft

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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