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MALINSKI et al. v. NEW YORK (1945)
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| MALINSKI et al. v. NEW YORK |
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| Term: 1944 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: December 4, 1944 |
| Decided: March 26, 1945 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 5-4 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Douglas |
| Concurring |
| Felix Frankfurter • Frank Murphy • Wiley Rutledge |
| Dissenting |
| Robert Jackson • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone |
MALINSKI et al. v. NEW YORK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 26, 1945. The case was argued before the court on December 4, 1944.
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 State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Involuntary confession
- Petitioner: Person convicted of crime
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: State
- Respondent state: New York
- Citation: 324 U.S. 401
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
- Who wrote the majority opinion: William Douglas
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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