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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	O'CALLAHAN v. PARKER, WARDEN LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	June 02, 1969
Date Argument	January 23, 1969
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	395 U.S. 258 89 S. Ct. 1683 1969 U.S. LEXIS 1436 23 L. Ed. 2d 291
Docket	646

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Pennsylvania Middle U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Petitioner	military personnel, or dependent of, including reservist
Respondent	United States

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 4)	CIVIL RIGHTS Military: Active Duty FEDERAL STATUTE Universal Code of Military Justice
Vote Coalition	5 - 3
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Black Douglas Warren Brennan Marshall dissent Harlan Stewart White
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 4)	CIVIL RIGHTS Military: Active Duty CONSTITUTION Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 14 (governance of the armed forces)
Vote Coalition	5 - 3
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Black Douglas Warren Brennan Marshall dissent Harlan Stewart White
Issue/Legal Provision (3 of 4)	CIVIL RIGHTS Military: Active Duty CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Sixth Amendment (right to trial by jury)
Vote Coalition	5 - 3
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Black Douglas Warren Brennan Marshall dissent Harlan Stewart White
Issue/Legal Provision (4 of 4)	CIVIL RIGHTS Military: Active Duty CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fifth Amendment (grand jury)
Vote Coalition	5 - 3
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Black Douglas Warren Brennan Marshall dissent Harlan Stewart White

Supreme Court Database Detail

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1968-114-01

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