Rooney v. North Dakota

Rooney v. North Dakota
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 23, 1905
Full case nameRooney v. North Dakota
Citations196 U.S. 319 (more)
Holding
The adoption of private execution over public execution after sentence does not violate the Ex Post Facto Clause.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Melville Fuller
Associate Justices
John M. Harlan · David J. Brewer
Henry B. Brown · Edward D. White
Rufus W. Peckham · Joseph McKenna
Oliver W. Holmes Jr. · William R. Day
Case opinion
MajorityHarlan, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
Ex Post Facto Clause

Rooney v. North Dakota, 196 U.S. 319 (1905), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that the adoption of private execution over public execution after sentencing does not violate the Ex Post Facto Clause.

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