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Smith v. United States

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
90
Petitioner: 
Smith
Respondent: 
United States
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1958-1962)
Opinion: 
360 U.S. 1 (1959)
Argued: 
Tuesday, January 20, 1959
Decided: 
Monday, June 8, 1959
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

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The Oyez Project, Smith v. United States , 360 U.S. 1 (1959)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1958/1958_90)
(last visited Thursday, November 26, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Smith, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 28 U.S.C. 1201

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

Full Opinion by Justice Earl Warren