SIMMONS et al. v. UNITED STATES (1968)

SIMMONS et al. v. UNITED STATES
	Term: 1967
Important Dates
	Argued: January 15, 1968
	Decided: March 18, 1968
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	William Brennan • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren
Concurring
	Hugo Black • Byron White

SIMMONS et al. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 18, 1968. The case was argued before the court on January 15, 1968.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - discovery and inspection (in the context of criminal litigation only, otherwise Freedom of Information Act and related federal or state statutes or regulations)
Petitioner: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 390 U.S. 377
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: John Harlan II

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.