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Kremen v. United States

353 U.S. 346 · Decided May 13, 1957 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Kremen v. United States was decided on May 13, 1957 by a vote of 6–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Search and seizure (general)” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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Case details

Citations
353 U.S. 346 · 77 S. Ct. 828 · 1 L. Ed. 2d 876 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 932
Docket number
162
Decided
May 13, 1957
Argued
March 6, 1957
Court era
Warren Court
Decision type
Per curiam (orally argued)
Disposition
Reversed
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
6–2
Opinion assigned by
Earl Warren
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Legal provision
Fourth Amendment
Type of law
Constitutional amendment
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Hugo L. BlackMajority
Justice Felix FrankfurterMajority
Justice William O. DouglasMajority
Justice Harold H. BurtonDissentCo-authored an opinion
Justice Tom C. ClarkDissentCo-authored an opinion
Chief Justice Earl WarrenMajority
Justice John M. Harlan IIMajority
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.Majority

Did not participate: Charles E. Whittaker.

Full case caption

Kremen et al. v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1956-082, docket 1956-082-01.

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