Sullivan v. United States
348 U.S. 170 · Decided December 6, 1954 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Sullivan v. United States was decided on December 6, 1954 unanimously (8–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Sherman Minton wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 348 U.S. 170 · 75 S. Ct. 182 · 99 L. Ed. 2d 210 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2755
- Docket number
- 64
- Decided
- December 6, 1954
- Argued
- November 8, 1954
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Sherman Minton
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- 26 U.S.C. § 3740
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Full case caption
Sullivan v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1954-019, docket 1954-019-01.
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