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MANSON, CORRECTION COMMISSIONER v. BRATHWAITE (1977)

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MANSON, CORRECTION COMMISSIONER v. BRATHWAITE
Term: 1976
Important Dates
Argued: November 29, 1976
Decided: June 16, 1977
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
7-2
Majority
Harry BlackmunWarren BurgerLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistPotter StewartByron White
Concurring
John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
William BrennanThurgood Marshall

MANSON, CORRECTION COMMISSIONER v. BRATHWAITE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 16, 1977. The case was argued before the court on November 29, 1976.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Connecticut U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - line-up
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Connecticut
  • Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 432 U.S. 98
  • 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: Harry Blackmun

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.

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