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BOULDEN v. HOLMAN, WARDEN (1969)

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BOULDEN v. HOLMAN, WARDEN |
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Term: 1968 |
Important Dates |
Argued: February 26, 1969 |
Decided: April 2, 1969 |
Outcome |
Vacated and remanded |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
William Brennan • William Douglas • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
Concurring |
Hugo Black • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Earl Warren |
BOULDEN v. HOLMAN, WARDEN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 2, 1969. The case was argued before the court on February 26, 1969.
In an 8-0 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 Alabama Middle U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Involuntary confession
- Petitioner: Person convicted of crime
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: State
- Respondent state: Alabama
- Citation: 394 U.S. 478
- 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 conservative.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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