Jackson v. Denno
378 U.S. 368 · Decided June 22, 1964 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Jackson v. Denno was decided on June 22, 1964 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Byron R. White wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Involuntary confession” in the Criminal Procedure area. SCDB codes this decision as formally altering one or more of the Court's own precedents.
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Case details
- Citations
- 378 U.S. 368 · 84 S. Ct. 1774 · 12 L. Ed. 2d 908 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 826
- Docket number
- 62
- Decided
- June 22, 1964
- Argued
- December 9, 1963
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Byron R. White
- 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
- Altered precedent
- Yes — formally altered the Court's precedent
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Dissent | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Arthur J. Goldberg | Majority |
Full case caption
Jackson v. Denno, Warden
SCDB identifiers: case 1963-162, docket 1963-162-01.
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