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GILES et al. v. MARYLAND (1967)
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| GILES et al. v. MARYLAND |
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| 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.
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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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