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THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR v. GEORGE MACDANIEL (1833)

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THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR v. GEORGE MACDANIEL
Term: 1833
Important Dates
Argued: February 18, 1833
Decided: February 22, 1833
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.John MarshallJohn McLeanJoseph StorySmith Thompson

THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR v. GEORGE MACDANIEL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 22, 1833. The case was argued before the court on February 18, 1833.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1830s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Marshall Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - military: active duty
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Military personnel, or dependent of, including reservist
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 32 U.S. 1
  • 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: John Marshall
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: John McLean

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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