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Ashdown v. Utah

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
158
Petitioner: 
Ashdown
Respondent: 
Utah
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1957-1958)
Opinion: 
357 U.S. 426 (1958)
Argued: 
Tuesday, April 1, 1958
Decided: 
Monday, June 30, 1958
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Involuntary Confession

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Ashdown v. Utah , 357 U.S. 426 (1958)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1957/1957_158)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Utah, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Due Process

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Voted with the majority
Warren
Voted with the minority, joined Douglas' dissent
Black
Voted with the majority
Frankfurter
Wrote a dissent
Douglas
Wrote the majority opinion
Burton
Voted with the majority
Clark
Voted with the majority
Harlan
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Whittaker

Full Opinion by Justice Harold Burton