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SHEVLIN-CARPENTER COMPANY v. STATE OF MINNESOTA (1910)

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SHEVLIN-CARPENTER COMPANY v. STATE OF MINNESOTA
Term: 1909
Important Dates
Argued: April 6, 1910
Decided: May 31, 1910
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-0
Majority
William Rufus DayMelville Weston FullerOliver Wendell HolmesHorace Harmon LurtonJoseph McKennaEdward Douglass White
Concurring
John Marshall Harlan

SHEVLIN-CARPENTER COMPANY v. STATE OF MINNESOTA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 31, 1910. The case was argued before the court on April 6, 1910.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Minnesota State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Double jeopardy
  • Petitioner: Forest products, lumber, or logging company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Minnesota
  • Citation: 218 U.S. 57
  • 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: Melville Weston Fuller
  • 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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