UNITED STATES v. HOWELL (1871)

| UNITED STATES v. HOWELL |
|---|
| Term: 1870 |
| Important Dates |
| Decided: May 1, 1871 |
| Outcome |
| Certification to or from a lower court |
| Vote |
| 7-0 |
| Majority |
| Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne |
UNITED STATES v. HOWELL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 1, 1871.
The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the California U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of California.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: financial (other than in fraud or internal revenue)
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 78 U.S. 432
- How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Salmon Portland Chase
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Samuel Freeman Miller
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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