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UNITED STATES v. FREED et al. (1971)

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UNITED STATES v. FREED et al.
Term: 1970
Important Dates
Argued: January 11, 1971
Decided: April 5, 1971
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo Black • Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • William Douglas • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
William Brennan

UNITED STATES v. FREED et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 5, 1971. The case was argued before the court on January 11, 1971.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California Central U.S. District Court.

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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: 401 U.S. 601
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: William Douglas

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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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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