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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	CODISPOTI et al. v. PENNSYLVANIA LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	June 26, 1974
Date Argument	March 25, 1974
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	418 U.S. 506 94 S. Ct. 2687 1974 U.S. LEXIS 90 41 L. Ed. 2d 912
Docket	73-5615

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	State Trial Court Pennsylvania
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	State Supreme Court Pennsylvania
Petitioner	person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
Respondent	State Pennsylvania

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 1)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Contempt Of Court Or Congress CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Sixth Amendment (right to trial by jury)
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Douglas Brennan White Powell special concurrence Marshall dissent Stewart Burger Blackmun Rehnquist

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1973-167-01

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