FAMOUS SMITH v. UNITED STATES

Citation

151 U.S. 50 (1893)

Decision : 8-0

Majority Opinion: Henry Brown

Justices Participating

• David Brewer | voted with the majority or plurality

• George Shiras | voted with the majority or plurality

• Henry Brown | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

• Howell Jackson | voted with the majority or plurality

• Horace Gray | voted with the majority or plurality

• John Harlan | voted with the majority or plurality

• Melville Fuller | voted with the majority or plurality

• Stephen Field | voted with the majority or plurality

Categories

• Criminal jurisdiction
• General Crimes Act
• Indianness/Identity

Cited Cases

• 141 U.S. 107 (1890), EVANS v. STATE BAN
• 112 U.S. 94 (1884), ELK v. WILKINS