Durley v. Mayo
351 U.S. 277 · Decided June 4, 1956 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Durley v. Mayo was decided on June 4, 1956 by a vote of 5–4. SCDB codes the disposition as “petition denied or appeal dismissed.” Justice Harold H. Burton wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “No merits, adequate non-federal grounds” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 351 U.S. 277 · 76 S. Ct. 806 · 100 L. Ed. 2d 1178 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 749
- Docket number
- 489
- Decided
- June 4, 1956
- Argued
- April 2, 1956
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Petition denied or appeal dismissed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Harold H. Burton
- Opinion assigned by
- Stanley F. Reed
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- No merits, adequate non-federal grounds
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Dissent | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Dissent | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Dissent | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority |
Full case caption
Durley v. Mayo, Custodian, Florida State Prison
SCDB identifiers: case 1955-087, docket 1955-087-01.
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