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McDONALD ET AL. v. UNITED STATES (1948)
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| McDONALD ET AL. v. UNITED STATES |
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| Term: 1948 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 13, 1948 |
| Decided: December 13, 1948 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 6-3 |
| Majority |
| William Douglas • Frank Murphy |
| Concurring |
| Hugo Black • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Wiley Rutledge |
| Dissenting |
| Harold Burton • Stanley Reed • Frederick Vinson |
McDONALD ET AL. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 13, 1948. The case was argued before the court on October 13, 1948.
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the District of Columbia District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - search and seizure (other than as pertains to vehicles or Crime Control Act)
- Petitioner: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 335 U.S. 451
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Frederick Vinson
- 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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