UNITED STATES v. THOMAS

Citation

151 U.S. 577 (1893)

Decision : 8-0

Majority Opinion: Stephen Field

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

• 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 , justice wrote an opinion

Categories

• Criminal jurisdiction
• Indian Title/Occupancy
• Major Crimes Act
• Treaties
• Wardship/Trust

Cited Cases

• 95 U.S. 517 (1877), BEECHER v. WETHERBY
• 118 U.S. 375 (1885), UNITED STATES v. KAGAMA & ANOTHER, INDIANS

Case Cited In

• 185 U.S. 373 (1901), MINNESOTA v. HITCHCOCK
• 201 U.S. 202 (1905), WISCONSIN v. HITCHCOCK
• 245 U.S. 427 (1917), STATE OF WISCONSIN v. LANE, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
• 411 U.S. 145 (1972), MESCALERO APACHE TRIBE v. JONES, COMMISSIONER, BUREAU OF REVENUE OF NEW MEXICO, et al.