WESTMORELAND v. UNITED STATES

Citation

155 U.S. 545 (1894)

Decision : 8-0

Majority Opinion: David Brewer

Justices Participating

• David Brewer | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

• Edward White | voted with the majority or plurality

• George Shiras | voted with the majority or plurality

• Henry Brown | voted with the majority or plurality

• Howell Jackson | other

• 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
• Treaties

Cited Cases

• 45 U.S. 567 (1846), THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS, v. WILLIAM S. ROGERS
• 141 U.S. 107 (1890), EVANS v. STATE BAN

Case Cited In

• 162 U.S. 499 (1895), ALBERTY v. UNITED STATES