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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	DAVIS v. UNITED STATES LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	June 10, 1974
Date Argument	February 26, 1974
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	417 U.S. 333 94 S. Ct. 2298 1974 U.S. LEXIS 68 41 L. Ed. 2d 109
Docket	72-1454

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	California Central U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Petitioner	person subject to selective service, including conscientious objector
Respondent	United States

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 1)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Habeas Corpus FEDERAL STATUTE 28 U.S.C. § 2241-2255 (habeas corpus)
Vote Coalition	7 - 2
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Douglas Brennan Stewart White Marshall Burger Blackmun dissent Powell Rehnquist

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1973-131-01

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