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UNITED STATES v. WONG SING (1922)

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UNITED STATES v. WONG SING
Term: 1922
Important Dates
Argued: October 11, 1922
Decided: October 23, 1922
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisWilliam Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyGeorge SutherlandWilliam Howard TaftWillis Van Devanter

UNITED STATES v. WONG SING is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on October 23, 1922. The case was argued before the court on October 11, 1922.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Utah U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1920s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taft Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: narcotics includes regulation and prohibition of alcohol
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 260 U.S. 18
  • 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: William Howard Taft
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Joseph McKenna

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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