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MILANOVICH et ux. v. UNITED STATES (1961)
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| MILANOVICH et ux. v. UNITED STATES |
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| Term: 1960 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: February 20, 1961 |
| Decided: March 20, 1961 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded |
| Vote |
| 5-4 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren |
| Dissenting |
| Tom Clark • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Charles Whittaker |
MILANOVICH et ux. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 20, 1961. The case was argued before the court on February 20, 1961.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Virginia Eastern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: miscellaneous
- Petitioner: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 365 U.S. 551
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Potter Stewart
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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