LUCAS v. UNITED STATES

Citation

163 U.S. 612 (1895)

Decision : 9-0

Majority Opinion: George Shiras

Justices Participating

• David Brewer | voted with the majority or plurality

• Edward White | voted with the majority or plurality

• George Shiras | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

• Henry Brown | 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

• Rufus Peckham | voted with the majority or plurality

• Stephen Field | voted with the majority or plurality

Categories

• Criminal jurisdiction
• General Crimes Act
• Indianness/Identity
• Tribal citizenship

Cited Cases

• 45 U.S. 567 (1846), THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS, v. WILLIAM S. ROGERS
• 162 U.S. 499 (1895), ALBERTY v. UNITED STATES