Sugden et Ux. v. United States.
351 U.S. 916 · Decided April 30, 1956 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Sugden et Ux. v. United States. was decided on April 30, 1956 by a vote of 6–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, immigration” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 351 U.S. 916 · 76 S. Ct. 709 · 100 L. Ed. 2d 1449 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1817
- Docket number
- 555
- Decided
- April 30, 1956
- Argued
- April 25, 1956
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- Immigration and Nationality statutes
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Dissent | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Dissent | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority |
Full case caption
Sugden et Ux. v. United States.
SCDB identifiers: case 1955-104, docket 1955-104-01.
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