United States v. Cores
356 U.S. 405 · Decided May 19, 1958 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
United States v. Cores was decided on May 19, 1958 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Tom C. Clark wrote the 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
- 356 U.S. 405 · 78 S. Ct. 875 · 2 L. Ed. 2d 873 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1027
- Docket number
- 455
- Decided
- May 19, 1958
- Argued
- March 13, 1958
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Tom C. Clark
- Opinion assigned by
- Felix Frankfurter
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- 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 Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Dissent | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
Full case caption
United States v. Cores
SCDB identifiers: case 1957-092, docket 1957-092-01.
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