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GILBERT v. UNITED STATES (1962)

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GILBERT v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1961
Important Dates
Argued: April 10, 1962
Decided: June 25, 1962
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
4-3
Majority
William BrennanWilliam DouglasJohn Harlan IIEarl Warren
Dissenting
Hugo BlackTom ClarkPotter Stewart

GILBERT v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 25, 1962. The case was argued before the court on April 10, 1962.

In a 4-3 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 California Southern U.S. District 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 - statutory construction of criminal laws: financial (other than in fraud or internal revenue)
  • Petitioner: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 370 U.S. 650
  • 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: John Harlan II

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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