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PUGACH v. DOLLINGER, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF BRONX COUNTY, et al. (1961)
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| PUGACH v. DOLLINGER, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF BRONX COUNTY, et al. |
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| Term: 1960 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: January 16, 1961 |
| Decided: February 27, 1961 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 7-2 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • Tom Clark • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Charles Whittaker |
| Concurring |
| William Brennan |
| Dissenting |
| William Douglas • Earl Warren |
PUGACH v. DOLLINGER, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF BRONX COUNTY, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 27, 1961. The case was argued before the court on January 16, 1961.
In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern 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: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
- Respondent state: New York
- Citation: 365 U.S. 458
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
- 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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