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STROBLE v. CALIFORNIA (1952)

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STROBLE v. CALIFORNIA
Term: 1951
Important Dates
Argued: March 6, 1952
Decided: April 7, 1952
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-3
Majority
Harold BurtonTom ClarkRobert JacksonSherman MintonStanley ReedFrederick Vinson
Dissenting
Hugo BlackWilliam DouglasFelix Frankfurter

STROBLE v. CALIFORNIA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 7, 1952. The case was argued before the court on March 6, 1952.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1950s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Vinson Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Involuntary confession
  • Petitioner: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: California
  • Citation: 343 U.S. 181
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Frederick Vinson
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Tom Clark

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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