GILES et al. v. MARYLAND (1967)

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GILES et al. v. MARYLAND
Term: 1966
Important Dates
Argued: October 12, 1966
Decided: February 20, 1967
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
5-4
Judgment of the court
William Brennan
Majority
William Douglas • Earl Warren
Concurring
Abe Fortas • Byron White
Dissenting
Hugo Black • Tom Clark • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart

GILES et al. v. MARYLAND is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 20, 1967. The case was argued before the court on October 12, 1966.

In a 5-4 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 Maryland 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 - Extra-legal jury influences: prejudicial statements or evidence
  • Petitioner: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Maryland
  • Citation: 386 U.S. 66
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: William Brennan

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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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