Ciucci v. Illinois
356 U.S. 571 · Decided May 19, 1958 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Ciucci v. Illinois was decided on May 19, 1958 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Double jeopardy” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 356 U.S. 571 · 78 S. Ct. 839 · 2 L. Ed. 2d 983 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1031
- Docket number
- 157
- Decided
- May 19, 1958
- Argued
- March 13, 1958
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Opinion assigned by
- Felix Frankfurter
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Double jeopardy
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- Fifth Amendment (double jeopardy)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Dissent | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
Full case caption
Ciucci v. Illinois
SCDB identifiers: case 1957-099, docket 1957-099-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Double jeopardy”
- Hoag v. New Jersey
- Gore v. United States
- Green v. United States
- Williams v. Oklahoma
- Harris v. United States
- Bartkus v. Illinois
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Same Term, same area (Criminal Procedure)
- Scales v. United States.
- Lightfoot v. United States.
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- Yates v. United States
- Benanti v. United States
- Rathbun v. United States
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