HENSLEY v. MUNICIPAL COURT, SAN JOSE-MILPITAS JUDICIAL DISTRICT, SANTA CLARA COUNTY (1973)

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HENSLEY v. MUNICIPAL COURT, SAN JOSE-MILPITAS JUDICIAL DISTRICT, SANTA CLARA COUNTY
Term: 1972
Important Dates
Argued: January 15, 1973
Decided: April 18, 1973
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-3
Majority
William BrennanWilliam DouglasThurgood MarshallPotter StewartByron White
Concurring
Harry Blackmun
Dissenting
Warren BurgerLewis PowellWilliam Rehnquist

HENSLEY v. MUNICIPAL COURT, SAN JOSE-MILPITAS JUDICIAL DISTRICT, SANTA CLARA COUNTY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 18, 1973. The case was argued before the court on January 15, 1973.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed 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 Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Habeas corpus
  • Petitioner: Person convicted of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Court or judicial district
  • Respondent state: California
  • Citation: 411 U.S. 345
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • 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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