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HOUSE v. MAYO, STATE PRISON CUSTODIAN (1945)

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HOUSE v. MAYO, STATE PRISON CUSTODIAN |
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Term: 1944 |
Important Dates |
Decided: February 5, 1945 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Wiley Rutledge • Harlan Fiske Stone |
HOUSE v. MAYO, STATE PRISON CUSTODIAN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 5, 1945.
In a 9-0 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 Florida Southern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Right to counsel (cf. indigents appointment of counsel or inadequate representation)
- Petitioner: Prisoner, inmate of penal institution
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Governmental employee or job applicant
- Respondent state: Florida
- Citation: 324 U.S. 42
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
- Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown
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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