United States v. Shipp | |
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Argued December 4–5, 1906 Decided December 24, 1906 | |
Full case name | United States v. John F. Shipp, et al. |
Citations | 203 U.S. 563 (more) 27 S. Ct. 165; 51 L. Ed. 319 |
Holding | |
6 found guilty of contempt of court (the Supreme Court). | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Holmes, joined by Fuller, Harlan, White, Brewer, Day, Peckham, McKenna |
Moody took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
United States v. Shipp, 203 U.S. 563 (1906) (along with decisions at 214 U.S. 386 (1909), and 215 U.S. 580 (1909)), were rulings of the Supreme Court of the United States with regard to Sheriff Joseph F. Shipp and five others of Chattanooga, Tennessee, having "in effect aided and abetted" the lynching of Ed Johnson.[1] They were held in contempt of court and sentenced to imprisonment. It remains the only Supreme Court criminal trial in history.