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UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. GEORGE M'DANIEL, DEFENDANT IN ERROR (1832)

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UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. GEORGE M'DANIEL, DEFENDANT IN ERROR
Term: 1832
Important Dates
Argued: February 11, 1832
Decided: February 14, 1832
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
6-0
Majority
Henry Baldwin • Gabriel Duvall • John Marshall • John McLean • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson

UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. GEORGE M'DANIEL, DEFENDANT IN ERROR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 14, 1832. The case was argued before the court on February 11, 1832.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. 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: Judicial Power - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of jurisdiction (cf. judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal from federal district courts or courts of appeals)
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Defendant
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 31 U.S. 634
  • 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 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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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