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Bartone v. United States

375 U.S. 52 · Decided October 28, 1963 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Bartone v. United States was decided on October 28, 1963 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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Case details

Citations
375 U.S. 52 · 84 S. Ct. 21 · 11 L. Ed. 2d 11 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 350
Docket number
337
Decided
October 28, 1963
Court era
Warren Court
Decision type
Per curiam (no oral argument)
Disposition
Reversed
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
6–3
Opinion assigned by
Earl Warren
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Legal provision
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Type of law
Court rules
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Hugo L. BlackMajority
Justice William O. DouglasMajority
Justice Tom C. ClarkDissentWrote an opinion
Chief Justice Earl WarrenMajority
Justice John M. Harlan IIDissent
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.Majority
Justice Potter StewartDissent
Justice Byron R. WhiteMajority
Justice Arthur J. GoldbergMajority

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Bartone v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1963-004, docket 1963-004-01.

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