Ocampo v. United States
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Ocampo v. United States is a 1914 U.S. Supreme Court decision that applied and developed the Insular Cases framework governing constitutional rights in unincorporated American territories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ocampo v. United States canonical | 3 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
ⓘ
federal criminal procedure case ⓘ |
| appliedDoctrine |
insular cases doctrine
ⓘ
surface form:
Insular Cases framework
territorial incorporation doctrine ⓘ |
| citation | 234 U.S. 91 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Territorial Clause of the United States Constitution
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surface form:
Article IV Territorial Clause of the United States Constitution
Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| developedDoctrine | limits on extension of specific Bill of Rights guarantees to unincorporated territories ⓘ |
| held |
Congress may provide for criminal prosecutions in the Philippine Islands by information instead of grand jury indictment
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the Fifth Amendment grand jury indictment requirement does not apply ex proprio vigore in the unincorporated territory of the Philippine Islands ⓘ Philippine Organic Act of 1902 ⓘ
surface form:
the Philippine Bill of 1902 did not require grand jury indictments for criminal prosecutions in the Philippines
the constitutional guarantees applicable in unincorporated territories are limited to fundamental personal rights ⓘ |
| impact |
cited as precedent in later territorial rights cases
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reinforced limited application of the U.S. Constitution in unincorporated territories ⓘ |
| issue | whether the federal grand jury requirement applies in the Philippine Islands ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Philippine Islands
ONNED1
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| languageOfDecision | English ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
Insular Cases
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surface form:
Insular Cases doctrine
constitutional law ⓘ criminal procedure ⓘ grand jury ⓘ |
| partOf | Insular Cases ONNED1 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Balzac v. Porto Rico
ⓘ
Dorr v. United States ⓘ Downes v. Bidwell ⓘ |
| result | conviction in the Philippine courts was upheld ⓘ |
| territoryInvolved | Philippine Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryStatus | unincorporated territory of the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Insular Cases doctrine