Tinder v. United States
345 U.S. 565 · Decided May 25, 1953 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Tinder v. United States was decided on May 25, 1953 by a vote of 5–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Stanley F. Reed wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, miscellaneous” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 345 U.S. 565 · 73 S. Ct. 911 · 97 L. Ed. 2d 1250 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2052
- Docket number
- 113
- Decided
- May 25, 1953
- Argued
- April 9, 1953
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–3
- Majority opinion
- Stanley F. Reed
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- 18 U.S.C. § 1708
- 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 | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
Did not participate: Fred M. Vinson.
Full case caption
Tinder v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1952-092, docket 1952-092-01.
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