Rodgers v. United States
332 U.S. 371 · Decided November 10, 1947 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Rodgers v. United States was decided on November 10, 1947 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, financial crimes” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 332 U.S. 371 · 68 S. Ct. 5 · 92 L. Ed. 2d 3 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 1643
- Docket number
- 58
- Decided
- November 10, 1947
- Argued
- October 16, 1947
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- 7 U.S.C. § 1281
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| 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 | Dissent | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
Full case caption
Rodgers v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1947-001, docket 1947-001-01.
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