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BECK v. OHIO (1964)

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BECK v. OHIO
Term: 1964
Important Dates
Argued: October 15, 1964
Decided: November 23, 1964
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
6-3
Majority
William BrennanWilliam DouglasArthur GoldbergPotter StewartEarl WarrenByron White
Dissenting
Hugo BlackTom ClarkJohn Harlan II

BECK v. OHIO is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 23, 1964. The case was argued before the court on October 15, 1964.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Ohio State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.

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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: State
  • Respondent state: Ohio
  • Citation: 379 U.S. 89
  • 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: Potter Stewart

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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