CUPP, PENITENTIARY SUPERINTENDENT v. MURPHY (1973)

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CUPP, PENITENTIARY SUPERINTENDENT v. MURPHY |
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Term: 1972 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 20, 1973 |
Decided: May 29, 1973 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
7-2 |
Majority |
Potter Stewart |
Concurring |
Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Byron White |
Dissenting |
William Brennan • William Douglas |
CUPP, PENITENTIARY SUPERINTENDENT v. MURPHY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 29, 1973. The case was argued before the court on March 20, 1973.
In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Oregon 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: State
- Petitioner state: Oregon
- Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 412 U.S. 291
- 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: 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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