Lee v. Mississippi
332 U.S. 742 · Decided January 19, 1948 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Lee v. Mississippi was decided on January 19, 1948 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Frank Murphy wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Involuntary confession” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 332 U.S. 742 · 68 S. Ct. 300 · 92 L. Ed. 2d 330 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2619
- Docket number
- 91
- Decided
- January 19, 1948
- Argued
- November 21, 1947
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Frank Murphy
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Involuntary confession
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Frank Murphy | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
Full case caption
Lee v. Mississippi
SCDB identifiers: case 1947-028, docket 1947-028-01.
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