Ex parte Bain
1887 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ex parte Bain, 121 U.S. 1 (1887), was a United States Supreme Court case involving grand jury indictments.
Quick Facts Ex parte Bain, Argued March 8, 1887 Decided March 28, 1887 ...
Ex parte Bain | |
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Argued March 8, 1887 Decided March 28, 1887 | |
Full case name | Ex parte George M. Bain, Jr. |
Citations | 121 U.S. 1 (more) 7 S. Ct. 781; 30 L. Ed. 849; 1887 U.S. LEXIS 2019 |
Holding | |
When an indictment is filed with the court no change can be made in the body of the instrument by order of the court, or by the prosecuting attorney, without a resubmission of the case to the grand jury. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Miller, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. V | |
Overruled by | |
United States v. Miller (1985) United States v. Cotton (2002) |
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