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LAVALLEE, CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT v. DELLE ROSE (1973)

| LAVALLEE, CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT v. DELLE ROSE |
|---|
| Term: 1972 |
| Important Dates |
| Decided: March 19, 1973 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 5-4 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Byron White |
| Dissenting |
| William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart |
LAVALLEE, CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT v. DELLE ROSE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 19, 1973.
In a 5-4 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 New York Southern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Involuntary confession
- Petitioner: State
- Petitioner state: New York
- Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 410 U.S. 690
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- 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 conservative.
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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