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UNITED STATES v. DEGE ET VIR. (1960)

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UNITED STATES v. DEGE ET VIR.
Term: 1959
Important Dates
Argued: October 20, 1959
Decided: June 27, 1960
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
6-3
Majority
William BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterJohn Harlan IIPotter Stewart
Dissenting
Hugo BlackEarl WarrenCharles Whittaker

UNITED STATES v. DEGE ET VIR. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 27, 1960. The case was argued before the court on October 20, 1959.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California Southern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1950s, 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 - statutory construction of criminal laws: conspiracy (cf. subconstitutional fair procedure: conspiracy)
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Wife, or ex-wife
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 364 U.S. 51
  • 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: Felix Frankfurter

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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