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UNITED STATES v. LEPOWITCH et al. (1943)

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UNITED STATES v. LEPOWITCH et al.
Term: 1942
Important Dates
Argued: April 8, 1943
Decided: April 19, 1943
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
7-1
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterRobert JacksonStanley ReedHarlan Fiske Stone
Concurring
Wiley Rutledge
Dissenting
Owen Josephus Roberts

UNITED STATES v. LEPOWITCH et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 19, 1943. The case was argued before the court on April 8, 1943.

In a 7-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Missouri Eastern 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 Stone Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: fraud
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 318 U.S. 702
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Hugo Black

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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