Arroyo v. United States
359 U.S. 419 · Decided May 4, 1959 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Arroyo v. United States was decided on May 4, 1959 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Potter Stewart wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, financial crimes” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 359 U.S. 419 · 79 S. Ct. 864 · 3 L. Ed. 2d 915 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1816
- Docket number
- 246
- Decided
- May 4, 1959
- Argued
- March 2, 1959
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Potter Stewart
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- Labor-Management Relations Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Dissent | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Charles E. Whittaker | Dissent | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Arroyo v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1958-087, docket 1958-087-01.
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