BAXSTROM v. HEROLD, STATE HOSPITAL DIRECTOR (1966) - Ballotpedia

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BAXSTROM v. HEROLD, STATE HOSPITAL DIRECTOR

Term: 1965
Important Dates
Argued: December 9, 1965
Decided: February 23, 1966
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White
Concurring
Hugo Black

BAXSTROM v. HEROLD, STATE HOSPITAL DIRECTOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 23, 1966. The case was argued before the court on December 9, 1965.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the New York State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Jury trial (right to, as distinct from extra-legal jury influences)
Petitioner: Involuntarily committed mental patient
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Respondent state: New York
Citation: 383 U.S. 107
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: Earl Warren

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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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