Andres v. United States
333 U.S. 740 · Decided April 26, 1948 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Andres v. United States was decided on April 26, 1948 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Stanley F. Reed wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Extra-legal jury influences, jury instructions” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 333 U.S. 740 · 68 S. Ct. 880 · 92 L. Ed. 2d 1055 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2262
- Docket number
- 431
- Decided
- April 26, 1948
- Argued
- February 5, 1948
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Stanley F. Reed
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Extra-legal jury influences, jury instructions
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- 18 U.S.C. § 567
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Frank Murphy | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Special concurrence | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
Full case caption
Andres v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1947-068, docket 1947-068-01.
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