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UNITED STATES v. FLEISCHMAN (1950)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
UNITED STATES v. FLEISCHMAN
Term: 1949
Important Dates
Argued: December 15, 1949
Decided: May 8, 1950
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
5-2
Majority
Harold BurtonRobert JacksonSherman MintonStanley ReedFrederick Vinson
Dissenting
Hugo BlackFelix Frankfurter

UNITED STATES v. FLEISCHMAN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 8, 1950. The case was argued before the court on December 15, 1949.

In a 5-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the District of Columbia District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1940s, 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 - self-incrimination (other than as pertains to Miranda or immunity from prosecution)
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Witness, or person under subpoena
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 339 U.S. 349
  • 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: Frederick Vinson

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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