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Abstract

Argument: Wednesday, January 14, 1959
Decision: Tuesday, February 24, 1959
Issues: Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Bank Robbery

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 9 votes for Heflin, 0 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: 18 U.S.C. 2113
Wrote the majority opinion
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Black
Voted with the majority
Warren
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's concurrence
Clark
Wrote a regular concurrence
Stewart
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's concurrence
Whittaker
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's concurrence
Frankfurter
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's concurrence
Harlan
Full Opinion by Justice William O. Douglas

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The Oyez Project, Heflin v. United States, 358 U.S. 415 (1959),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1958/1958_137/>
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