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SHOTWELL MANUFACTURING CO. et al. v. UNITED STATES (1963)

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SHOTWELL MANUFACTURING CO. et al. v. UNITED STATES |
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Term: 1962 |
Important Dates |
Argued: October 11, 1962 |
Decided: January 14, 1963 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
6-3 |
Majority |
William Brennan • Tom Clark • Arthur Goldberg • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
Dissenting |
Hugo Black • William Douglas • Earl Warren |
SHOTWELL MANUFACTURING CO. et al. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 14, 1963. The case was argued before the court on October 11, 1962.
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.
About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - self-incrimination (other than as pertains to Miranda or immunity from prosecution)
- Petitioner: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 371 U.S. 341
- 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: John Harlan II
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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