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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	TURNER v. UNITED STATES LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	January 20, 1970
Date Argument	October 15, 1969
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	396 U.S. 398 90 S. Ct. 642 1970 U.S. LEXIS 3146 24 L. Ed. 2d 610
Docket	190

Lower Court Detail

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

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 3)	DUE PROCESS Due Process: Miscellaneous (cf. Loyalty Oath), The Residual Code INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES 21 U.S.C. § 174
Vote Coalition	6 - 2
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Harlan Brennan Stewart White Burger special concurrence Marshall dissent Black Douglas
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 3)	DUE PROCESS Due Process: Miscellaneous (cf. Loyalty Oath), The Residual Code CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fifth Amendment (due process)
Vote Coalition	6 - 2
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Harlan Brennan Stewart White Burger special concurrence Marshall dissent Black Douglas
Issue/Legal Provision (3 of 3)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Statutory Construction Of Criminal Laws: Narcotics Includes Regulation And Prohibition Of Alcohol INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES 26 U.S.C. § 4704
Vote Coalition	6 - 2
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Harlan Brennan Stewart White Burger special concurrence Marshall dissent Black Douglas

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1969-031-01

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