United States v. Korpan
354 U.S. 271 · Decided June 17, 1957 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
United States v. Korpan was decided on June 17, 1957 by a vote of 8–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion 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
- 354 U.S. 271 · 77 S. Ct. 1099 · 1 L. Ed. 2d 1337 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1718
- Docket number
- 596
- Decided
- June 17, 1957
- Argued
- April 25, 1957
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- 26 U.S.C. § 4462
- 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 | 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 | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
Full case caption
United States v. Korpan
SCDB identifiers: case 1956-110, docket 1956-110-01.
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