Citations 163 U.S. 228 (more) Concur/dissent Fields Location United States of America | Majority Shiras Dates 1 Apr 1896 – 18 May 1896 | |
Full case name Wong Wing v. United States Similar Heath v Alabama, Hurtado v California, Yick Wo v Hopkins, Williams v Florida, Griffin v California | ||
Wong Wing v. United States, 163 U.S. 228 (1896), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court found that the 5th and 6th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution forbid the imprisonment at hard labor without a jury trial for non citizens convicted of illegal entry to or presence in the United States. In 1892, Wong Wing and three others were sentenced, under the Chinese Exclusion Act, to imprisonment at hard labor at the Detroit House of Labor, and deportation. In finding for the plaintiff, the Court voided the imprisonment provisions of the Act.
This case established that non-citizens subject to criminal proceedings are entitled to the same constitutional protections available to citizens.
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