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Remmer v. United States

347 U.S. 227 · Decided March 8, 1954 · Supreme Court of the United States

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At a glance

Remmer v. United States was decided on March 8, 1954 unanimously (8–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision. Justice Sherman Minton wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Extra-legal jury influences, contact with jurors” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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Case details

Citations
347 U.S. 227 · 74 S. Ct. 450 · 98 L. Ed. 2d 654 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2748
Docket number
304
Decided
March 8, 1954
Argued
February 1, 1954
Court era
Warren Court
Decision type
Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
Disposition
Vacated
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
8–0 (unanimous)
Majority opinion
Sherman Minton
Opinion assigned by
Hugo L. Black
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Hugo L. BlackMajority
Justice Stanley F. ReedMajority
Justice Felix FrankfurterMajority
Justice William O. DouglasMajority
Justice Robert H. JacksonMajority
Justice Harold H. BurtonMajority
Justice Tom C. ClarkMajority
Justice Sherman MintonMajorityWrote an opinion

Did not participate: Earl Warren.

Full case caption

Remmer v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1953-050, docket 1953-050-01.

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