GROSSO v. UNITED STATES (1968)

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GROSSO v. UNITED STATES |
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Term: 1967 |
Important Dates |
Argued: January 18, 1967 |
Decided: January 29, 1968 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
7-1 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • John Harlan II • Byron White |
Concurring |
William Brennan • Potter Stewart |
Dissenting |
Earl Warren |
GROSSO v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 29, 1968. The case was argued before the court on January 18, 1967.
In a 7-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania Western U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - self-incrimination (other than as pertains to Miranda or immunity from prosecution)
- Petitioner: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 390 U.S. 62
- 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.
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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