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ALDERMAN et al. v. UNITED STATES (1969)

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ALDERMAN et al. v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1968
Important Dates
Argued: May 2, 1968
Decided: March 10, 1969
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
5-3
Majority
William BrennanEarl WarrenByron White
Concurring
William DouglasPotter Stewart
Dissenting
Hugo BlackAbe FortasJohn Harlan II

ALDERMAN et al. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 10, 1969. The case was argued before the court on May 2, 1968.

In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Colorado U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - search and seizure (other than as pertains to vehicles or Crime Control Act)
  • Petitioner: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 394 U.S. 165
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Byron White

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.

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