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THE UNITED STATES v. DANIEL (1821)

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THE UNITED STATES v. DANIEL
Term: 1821
Important Dates
Argued: March 5, 1821
Decided: March 13, 1821
Outcome
Certification to or from a lower court
Vote
6-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.Henry Brockholst LivingstonJohn MarshallJoseph StoryThomas Todd

THE UNITED STATES v. DANIEL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 13, 1821. The case was argued before the court on March 5, 1821.

The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the South Carolina U.S. Circuit for the District of South Carolina.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1820s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Marshall Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
  • Petitioner: Person convicted of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 19 U.S. 542
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
  • 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 Marshall

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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