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LADNER v. UNITED STATES (1958)
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| LADNER v. UNITED STATES |
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| Term: 1958 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: November 19, 1957 |
| Decided: December 15, 1958 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 8-1 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Charles Whittaker |
| Dissenting |
| Tom Clark |
LADNER v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 15, 1958. The case was argued before the court on November 19, 1957.
In an 8-1 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 Mississippi Southern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: assault
- Petitioner: Person convicted of crime
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 358 U.S. 169
- How the court took jurisdiction: Rehearing or restored to calendar for reargument
- What type of decision was made: Opinion 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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