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HALE v. HENKE (1906)

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HALE v. HENKE |
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Term: 1905 |
Important Dates |
Argued: January 4, 1906 |
Decided: March 12, 1906 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
7-2 |
Majority |
Henry Billings Brown • William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Rufus Wheeler Peckham • Edward Douglass White |
Concurring |
John Marshall Harlan • Joseph McKenna |
Dissenting |
David Josiah Brewer • Melville Weston Fuller |
HALE v. HENKE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 12, 1906. The case was argued before the court on January 4, 1906.
In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of New York.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - self-incrimination (other than as pertains to Miranda or immunity from prosecution)
- Petitioner: Witness, or person under subpoena
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
- Respondent state: United States
- Citation: 201 U.S. 43
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Melville Weston Fuller
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Henry Billings Brown
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
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
External links
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