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Shelton v. United States

346 U.S. 270 · Decided June 15, 1953 · Supreme Court of the United States

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At a glance

Shelton v. United States was decided on June 15, 1953 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated 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 “Subconstitutional fair procedure, confession of error” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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Case details

Citations
346 U.S. 270 · 73 S. Ct. 1030 · 97 L. Ed. 2d 1603 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 1903
Docket number
235M
Decided
June 15, 1953
Court era
Vinson Court
Decision type
Per curiam (no oral argument)
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
9–0 (unanimous)
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
Chief Justice Fred M. VinsonMajority
Justice Tom C. ClarkMajority
Justice Sherman MintonMajority

Full case caption

Shelton v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1952-112, docket 1952-112-01.

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