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Marcus v. Search Warrant

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
225
Appellee: 
Search Warrant
Appellant: 
Marcus
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1958-1962)
Opinion: 
367 U.S. 717 (1961)
Argued: 
Thursday, March 30, 1961
Decided: 
Monday, June 19, 1961
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Search and Seizure; First Amendment, Obscenity, State

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Marcus v. Search Warrant , 367 U.S. 717 (1961)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1960/1960_225)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Marcus, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 28 U.S.C. 1257

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

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.