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Lev v. United States

360 U.S. 470 · Decided June 22, 1959 · Supreme Court of the United States

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At a glance

Lev v. United States was decided on June 22, 1959 by a vote of 4–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. The Justices were equally divided, which leaves the lower court's judgment in place without setting precedent. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Discovery and inspection in criminal cases” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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Case details

Citations
360 U.S. 470 · 79 S. Ct. 1431 · 3 L. Ed. 2d 1531 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 755
Docket number
435
Decided
June 22, 1959
Argued
April 27, 1959
Court era
Warren Court
Decision type
Equally divided vote
Disposition
Affirmed
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
Vote
4–4
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Decision direction (SCDB)
Conservative what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Hugo L. BlackEqually divided vote
Justice Felix FrankfurterEqually divided vote
Justice William O. DouglasEqually divided vote
Justice Tom C. ClarkEqually divided vote
Chief Justice Earl WarrenEqually divided vote
Justice John M. Harlan IIEqually divided vote
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.Equally divided vote
Justice Charles E. WhittakerEqually divided vote

Did not participate: Potter Stewart.

Full case caption

Lev v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1958-137, docket 1958-137-01.

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