PERNELL v. SOUTHALL REALTY (1974) - Ballotpedia

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PERNELL v. SOUTHALL REALTY

Term: 1973
Important Dates
Argued: February 19, 1974
Decided: April 24, 1974
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
Warren Burger • William Douglas

PERNELL v. SOUTHALL REALTY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 24, 1974. The case was argued before the court on February 19, 1974.

In a 9-0 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 District of Columbia State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Jury trial (right to, as distinct from extra-legal jury influences)
Petitioner: Tenant or lessee
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 416 U.S. 363
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: Thurgood Marshall

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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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