Dibella v. United States

369 U.S. 121 · Decided March 19, 1962 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Dibella v. United States was decided on March 19, 1962 unanimously (8–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Felix Frankfurter wrote the 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

How the Justices voted

Did not participate: Charles E. Whittaker.

Full case caption

Dibella v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1961-046, docket 1961-046-01.

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