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UNITED STATES v. COVINGTON (1969)

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UNITED STATES v. COVINGTON
Term: 1968
Important Dates
Argued: December 12, 1968
Decided: May 19, 1969
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Byron White
Concurring
Potter Stewart • Earl Warren

UNITED STATES v. COVINGTON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 19, 1969. The case was argued before the court on December 12, 1968.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Ohio Southern 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.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - self-incrimination (other than as pertains to Miranda or immunity from prosecution)
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 395 U.S. 57
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • 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 liberal.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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