Pereira v. United States
347 U.S. 1 · Decided February 1, 1954 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Pereira v. United States was decided on February 1, 1954 by a vote of 5–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, fraud” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 347 U.S. 1 · 74 S. Ct. 358 · 98 L. Ed. 2d 435 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2623
- Docket number
- 50
- Decided
- February 1, 1954
- Argued
- October 20, 1953
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–3
- Majority opinion
- Earl Warren
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Statutory construction of criminal laws, fraud
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- Federal Rules of Evidence
- Type of law
- Court rules
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Dissent | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Did not participate: Stanley F. Reed.
Full case caption
Pereira et al. v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1953-034, docket 1953-034-01.
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