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UNITED STATES v. BEACON BRASS CO., INC. ET AL. (1952)
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| UNITED STATES v. BEACON BRASS CO., INC. ET AL. |
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| Term: 1952 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 23, 1952 |
| Decided: November 10, 1952 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 8-1 |
| Majority |
| Harold Burton • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Sherman Minton • Stanley Reed • Frederick Vinson |
| Dissenting |
| Hugo Black |
UNITED STATES v. BEACON BRASS CO., INC. ET AL. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 10, 1952. The case was argued before the court on October 23, 1952.
In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Massachusetts Massachusetts U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: internal revenue (cf. Federal Taxation)
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 344 U.S. 43
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Frederick Vinson
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Sherman Minton
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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