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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	UNITED STATES v. JACKSON et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	April 08, 1968
Date Argument	December 07, 1967
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	390 U.S. 570 88 S. Ct. 1209 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2002 20 L. Ed. 2d 138
Docket	85

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Connecticut U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	Connecticut U.S. District Court
Petitioner	United States
Respondent	person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Death Penalty (cf. Extra Legal Jury Influence, Death Penalty) INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES 18 U.S.C. § 1201
Vote Coalition	6 - 2
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Douglas Warren Harlan Brennan Stewart Fortas dissent Black White justice did not participate Marshall
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Death Penalty (cf. Extra Legal Jury Influence, Death Penalty) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Sixth Amendment (right to trial by jury)
Vote Coalition	6 - 2
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Douglas Warren Harlan Brennan Stewart Fortas dissent Black White justice did not participate Marshall

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1967-101-01

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