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Young v. Ragen

337 U.S. 235 · Decided June 6, 1949 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Young v. Ragen was decided on June 6, 1949 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Habeas corpus” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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Case details

Citations
337 U.S. 235 · 69 S. Ct. 1073 · 93 L. Ed. 2d 1333 · 1949 U.S. LEXIS 2307
Docket number
50
Decided
June 6, 1949
Argued
November 17, 1948
Court era
Vinson Court
Decision type
Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
9–0 (unanimous)
Majority opinion
Fred M. Vinson
Opinion assigned by
Fred M. Vinson
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Issue (SCDB)
Habeas corpus
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Hugo L. BlackMajority
Justice Stanley F. ReedMajority
Justice Felix FrankfurterMajority
Justice William O. DouglasMajority
Justice Frank MurphyMajority
Justice Robert H. JacksonMajority
Justice Wiley B. RutledgeMajority
Justice Harold H. BurtonMajority
Chief Justice Fred M. VinsonMajorityWrote an opinion

Full case caption

Young v. Ragen, Warden

SCDB identifiers: case 1948-086, docket 1948-086-01.

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