Leyra v. Denno
347 U.S. 556 · Decided June 1, 1954 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Leyra v. Denno was decided on June 1, 1954 by a vote of 5–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black 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
- 347 U.S. 556 · 74 S. Ct. 716 · 98 L. Ed. 2d 948 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 1988
- Docket number
- 635
- Decided
- June 1, 1954
- Argued
- April 28, 1954
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–3
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- 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
- 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 | Dissent | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Dissent | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Did not participate: Robert H. Jackson.
Full case caption
Leyra v. Denno, Warden
SCDB identifiers: case 1953-077, docket 1953-077-01.
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