PIEMONTE v. UNITED STATES (1961)

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PIEMONTE v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1960
Important Dates
Argued: March 21, 1961
Decided: June 19, 1961
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-3
Majority
William BrennanTom ClarkFelix FrankfurterJohn Harlan IIPotter StewartCharles Whittaker
Dissenting
Hugo BlackWilliam DouglasEarl Warren

PIEMONTE v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 19, 1961. The case was argued before the court on March 21, 1961.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Self-incrimination, immunity from prosecution
  • Petitioner: Witness, or person under subpoena
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 367 U.S. 556
  • 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: Felix Frankfurter

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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