Mogall v. United States
333 U.S. 424 · Decided March 8, 1948 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Mogall v. United States was decided on March 8, 1948 unanimously (9–0). 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 “Statutory construction of criminal laws, war crimes” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 333 U.S. 424 · 68 S. Ct. 487 · 92 L. Ed. 2d 783 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2454
- Docket number
- 48
- Decided
- March 8, 1948
- Argued
- October 16, 1947
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- Selective Service statutes
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- 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 | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
Full case caption
Mogall v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1947-052, docket 1947-052-01.
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