THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS, v. PETER MARIGOLD (1850)

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THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS, v. PETER MARIGOLD
Term: 1850
Important Dates
Argued: April 29, 1850
Decided: May 13, 1850
Outcome
Certification to or from a lower court
Vote
8-0
Majority
John CatronPeter Vivian DanielRobert Cooper GrierJohn McLeanSamuel NelsonRoger Brooke TaneyJames Moore WayneLevi Woodbury

THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS, v. PETER MARIGOLD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 13, 1850. The case was argued before the court on April 29, 1850.

The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. 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 - statutory construction of criminal laws: financial (other than in fraud or internal revenue)
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Defendant
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 50 U.S. 560
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Roger Brooke Taney
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Peter Vivian Daniel

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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