SARNO et al. v. ILLINOIS CRIME INVESTIGATING COMMISSION (1972) - Ballotpedia

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SARNO et al. v. ILLINOIS CRIME INVESTIGATING COMMISSION

Term: 1971
Important Dates
Argued: January 11, 1972
Decided: May 22, 1972
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
5-2
Majority
Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Dissenting
William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall

SARNO et al. v. ILLINOIS CRIME INVESTIGATING COMMISSION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 22, 1972. The case was argued before the court on January 11, 1972.

In a 5-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Illinois State Trial Court.

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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: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: Illinois
Citation: 406 U.S. 482
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
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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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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