Wong Wing v. United States

Wong Wing v. United States 163 US 228 (1896) is 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.^[1] In finding for the plaintiff, the Court voided the imprisonment provisions of the Act.^[2]

This case established that non-citizens subject to criminal proceedings are entitled to the same constitutional protections available to citizens.

References

1. "Wong Wing v. United States :: 163 U.S. 228 (1896) :: Justia U.S. Supreme Court Center". Supreme.justia.com. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
2. "Wong Wing v. United States". Oyez.org. Retrieved 2016-02-28.