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Lurk v. United States

366 U.S. 712 · Decided May 29, 1961 · Supreme Court of the United States

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At a glance

Lurk v. United States was decided on May 29, 1961 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Subconstitutional fair procedure, confession of error” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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Case details

Citations
366 U.S. 712 · 81 S. Ct. 1229 · 6 L. Ed. 2d 845 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1062
Docket number
669
Decided
May 29, 1961
Argued
May 4, 1961
Court era
Warren Court
Decision type
Per curiam (orally argued)
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
6–3
Opinion assigned by
Earl Warren
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Hugo L. BlackMajority
Justice Felix FrankfurterDissentWrote an opinion
Justice William O. DouglasMajority
Justice Tom C. ClarkMajority
Chief Justice Earl WarrenMajority
Justice John M. Harlan IIDissent
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.Majority
Justice Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Justice Potter StewartDissent

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Lurk v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1960-117, docket 1960-117-01.

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