PINTO, PRISON FARM SUPERINTENDENT v. PIERCE (1967) - Ballotpedia

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PINTO, PRISON FARM SUPERINTENDENT v. PIERCE

Term: 1967
Important Dates
Decided: October 23, 1967
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
William Brennan • William Douglas • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White
Concurring
Hugo Black • Abe Fortas

PINTO, PRISON FARM SUPERINTENDENT v. PIERCE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on October 23, 1967.

In a 9-0 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 New Jersey U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Extra-legal jury influences: prejudicial statements or evidence
Petitioner: State
Petitioner state: New Jersey
Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 389 U.S. 31
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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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External links

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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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