Krulewitch v. United States
336 U.S. 440 · Decided March 28, 1949 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Krulewitch v. United States was decided on March 28, 1949 by a vote of 8–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Subconstitutional fair procedure, conspiracy” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 336 U.S. 440 · 69 S. Ct. 716 · 93 L. Ed. 2d 790 · 1949 U.S. LEXIS 3006
- Docket number
- 143
- Decided
- March 28, 1949
- Argued
- January 10, 1949
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Subconstitutional fair procedure, conspiracy
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- Harmless error
- Type of law
- Other
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Concurrence | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Frank Murphy | Concurrence | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
Full case caption
Krulewitch v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1948-053, docket 1948-053-01.
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