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GOLDSTEIN et al. v. UNITED STATES (1942)

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GOLDSTEIN et al. v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1941
Important Dates
Argued: February 6, 1942
Decided: April 27, 1942
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-3
Majority
Hugo BlackJames ByrnesWilliam DouglasStanley ReedOwen Josephus Roberts
Dissenting
Felix FrankfurterFrank MurphyHarlan Fiske Stone

GOLDSTEIN et al. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 27, 1942. The case was argued before the court on February 6, 1942.

In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1940s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Stone Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Confrontation (right to confront accuser, call and cross-examine witnesses)
  • Petitioner: Person convicted of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 316 U.S. 114
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Owen Josephus Roberts

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.

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