OHIO ex rel. EATON v. PRICE, CHIEF OF POLICE (1960)

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OHIO ex rel. EATON v. PRICE, CHIEF OF POLICE
Term: 1959
Important Dates
Argued: April 19, 1960
Decided: June 27, 1960
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
4-4
Equally divided vote
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterJohn Harlan IIEarl WarrenCharles Whittaker

OHIO ex rel. EATON v. PRICE, CHIEF OF POLICE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 27, 1960. The case was argued before the court on April 19, 1960.

In a 4-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Ohio State Trial 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: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Respondent state: Ohio
  • Citation: 364 U.S. 263
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Equally divided vote
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • 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.

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