Culombe v. Connecticut
367 U.S. 568 · Decided June 19, 1961 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Culombe v. Connecticut was decided on June 19, 1961 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Felix Frankfurter wrote the opinion announcing the judgment of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Involuntary confession” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 367 U.S. 568 · 81 S. Ct. 1860 · 6 L. Ed. 2d 1037 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 811
- Docket number
- 161
- Decided
- June 19, 1961
- Argued
- January 19, 1961
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Felix Frankfurter
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Involuntary confession
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Judgment of the Court | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Charles E. Whittaker | Dissent | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority |
Full case caption
Culombe v. Connecticut
SCDB identifiers: case 1960-132, docket 1960-132-01.
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