United States v. Green
350 U.S. 415 · Decided March 26, 1956 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
United States v. Green was decided on March 26, 1956 by a vote of 6–3. 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, Hobbs Act” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 350 U.S. 415 · 76 S. Ct. 522 · 100 L. Ed. 2d 494 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1733
- Docket number
- 54
- Decided
- March 26, 1956
- Argued
- February 27, 1956
- 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
- Stanley F. Reed
- Opinion assigned by
- Stanley F. Reed
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- 18 U.S.C. § 1951
- 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 | Dissent | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Dissent | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority |
Full case caption
United States v. Green et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1955-040, docket 1955-040-01.
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