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WILSON, ex parte (1810)

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WILSON, ex parte
Term: 1809
Important Dates
Decided: February 1, 1810
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
5-0
Majority
William Johnson Jr. • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Thomas Todd • Bushrod Washington

WILSON, ex parte is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 1, 1810.

In a 5-0 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 1800s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Marshall Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Habeas corpus
  • Petitioner: Arrested person, or pretrial detainee
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: District of Columbia
  • Citation: 10 U.S. 52
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of habeas corpus
  • 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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