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BELLIS v. UNITED STATES (1974)
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| BELLIS v. UNITED STATES |
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| Term: 1973 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: February 25, 1974 |
| Decided: May 28, 1974 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 8-1 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
| Dissenting |
| William Douglas |
BELLIS v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 28, 1974. The case was argued before the court on February 25, 1974.
In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania Eastern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - self-incrimination (other than as pertains to Miranda or immunity from prosecution)
- Petitioner: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 417 U.S. 85
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Thurgood Marshall
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 conservative.
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