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UNITED STATES v. JACKSON et al.

Term: 1967
Important Dates
Argued: December 7, 1967
Decided: April 8, 1968
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-2
Majority
William Brennan • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren
Dissenting
Hugo Black • Byron White

UNITED STATES v. JACKSON et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 8, 1968. The case was argued before the court on December 7, 1967.

In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Connecticut U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Cruel and unusual punishment, death penalty (cf. extra legal jury influence, death penalty)
Petitioner: United States
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 390 U.S. 570
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: 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 liberal.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ 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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