In re WATTS AND SACHS, PETITIONER (1903)

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in re WATTS AND SACHS, PETITIONER
Term: 1902
Important Dates
Argued: April 20, 1903
Decided: May 18, 1903
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
David Josiah BrewerHenry Billings BrownWilliam Rufus DayMelville Weston FullerOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaRufus Wheeler PeckhamEdward Douglass White
Concurring
John Marshall Harlan

in re WATTS AND SACHS, PETITIONER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 18, 1903. The case was argued before the court on April 20, 1903.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Indiana U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Contempt of court or congress
  • Petitioner: Person convicted of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 190 U.S. 1
  • 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: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Melville Weston Fuller

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 liberal.

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