United States v. Five Gambling Devices Etc.
346 U.S. 441 · Decided December 7, 1953 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
United States v. Five Gambling Devices Etc. was decided on December 7, 1953 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Robert H. Jackson wrote the opinion announcing the judgment of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, gambling” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 346 U.S. 441 · 74 S. Ct. 190 · 98 L. Ed. 2d 179 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2531
- Docket number
- 14
- Decided
- December 7, 1953
- Argued
- October 12, 1953
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Robert H. Jackson
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- 15 U.S.C. § 1171
- 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 | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Dissent | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Judgment of the Court | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Dissent | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Dissent |
Full case caption
United States v. Five Gambling Devices Etc.
SCDB identifiers: case 1953-016, docket 1953-016-01.
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