Prince v. United States
352 U.S. 322 · Decided February 25, 1957 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Prince v. United States was decided on February 25, 1957 by a vote of 7–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, bank robbery” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 352 U.S. 322 · 77 S. Ct. 403 · 1 L. Ed. 2d 370 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1249
- Docket number
- 132
- Decided
- February 25, 1957
- Argued
- December 11, 1956
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–1
- Majority opinion
- Earl Warren
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- 18 U.S.C. § 2113
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority |
Did not participate: Hugo L. Black.
Full case caption
Prince v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1956-033, docket 1956-033-01.
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