Machibroda v. United States
368 U.S. 487 · Decided February 19, 1962 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Machibroda v. United States was decided on February 19, 1962 by a vote of 6–3. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Potter Stewart wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Plea bargaining” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 368 U.S. 487 · 82 S. Ct. 510 · 7 L. Ed. 2d 473 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 1771
- Docket number
- 69
- Decided
- February 19, 1962
- Argued
- December 5, 1961
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Potter Stewart
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Plea bargaining
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241–2255 (habeas corpus)
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Concurrence | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Dissent | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Concurrence | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Concurrence | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Dissent | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Concurrence | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice Charles E. Whittaker | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Machibroda v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1961-034, docket 1961-034-01.
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