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UNITED STATES v. GADDIS et al. (1976)

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UNITED STATES v. GADDIS et al.
Term: 1975
Important Dates
Argued: December 15, 1975
Decided: March 3, 1976
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanThurgood MarshallLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistPotter Stewart
Concurring
Warren BurgerByron White

UNITED STATES v. GADDIS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 3, 1976. The case was argued before the court on December 15, 1975.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Georgia Middle U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1970s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Burger Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: bank robbery
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Person convicted of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 424 U.S. 544
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Potter Stewart

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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