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Casey v. United States

343 U.S. 808 · Decided June 9, 1952 · Supreme Court of the United States

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At a glance

Casey v. United States was decided on June 9, 1952 unanimously (9–0). 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 “Subconstitutional fair procedure, confession of error” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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Case details

Citations
343 U.S. 808 · 72 S. Ct. 999 · 96 L. Ed. 2d 1317 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 1956
Docket number
379
Decided
June 9, 1952
Argued
March 3, 1952
Court era
Vinson Court
Decision type
Per curiam (orally argued)
Disposition
Reversed
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
9–0 (unanimous)
Opinion assigned by
Fred M. Vinson
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Type of law
No legal provision
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Hugo L. BlackMajority
Justice Stanley F. ReedSpecial concurrence
Justice Felix FrankfurterMajority
Justice William O. DouglasSpecial concurrenceWrote an opinion
Justice Robert H. JacksonMajority
Justice Harold H. BurtonMajority
Chief Justice Fred M. VinsonSpecial concurrence
Justice Tom C. ClarkMajority
Justice Sherman MintonMajority

Full case caption

Casey et al. v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1951-095, docket 1951-095-01.

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