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SINGLETON VS. TOUCHARD (1862)

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SINGLETON VS. TOUCHARD
Term: 1861
Important Dates
Decided: January 6, 1862
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-0
Majority
John CatronNathan CliffordRobert Cooper GrierSamuel NelsonRoger Brooke Taney

SINGLETON VS. TOUCHARD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 6, 1862.

In a 5-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of California.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1860s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taney Court, click here.

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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: 66 U.S. 342
  • 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: Roger Brooke Taney
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Robert Cooper Grier

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 unspecifiable.

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