Bridges v. United States
346 U.S. 209 · Decided June 15, 1953 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Bridges v. United States was decided on June 15, 1953 by a vote of 4–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Harold H. Burton wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, fraud” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 346 U.S. 209 · 73 S. Ct. 1055 · 97 L. Ed. 2d 1557 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2532
- Docket number
- 548
- Decided
- June 15, 1953
- Argued
- May 4, 1953
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 4–3
- Majority opinion
- Harold H. Burton
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Statutory construction of criminal laws, fraud
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- 18 U.S.C. § 3282
- 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 | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Dissent | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Dissent |
Did not participate: Robert H. Jackson, Tom C. Clark.
Full case caption
Bridges et al. v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1952-109, docket 1952-109-01.
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