Ah Sin v. Wittman

Ah Sin v. Wittman
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 29, 1905
Full case name	Ah Sin v. Wittman
Citations	198 U.S. 500 (more)
Holding
To prove abuse of discretion in the enforcement of criminal law that violates the Equal Protection Clause, it is necessary to show that there were people of other races who committed the same crime without being prosecuted.
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 opinions
Majority	McKenna
Dissent	Peckham

Ah Sin v. Wittman, 198 U.S. 500 (1905), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held To prove abuse of discretion in the enforcement of criminal law that violates the Equal Protection Clause, it is necessary to show that there were people of other races who committed the same crime without being prosecuted. This case involved anti-Chinese sentiment at the turn of the 20th century. Justice Rufus W. Peckham dissented without writing an opinion.

External links

• Text of Ah Sin v. Wittman, 198 U.S. 500 (1905) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia