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California v. Hurst.

381 U.S. 760 · Decided June 7, 1965 · Supreme Court of the United States

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California v. Hurst. was decided on June 7, 1965 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Retroactivity of new rights” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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Case details

Citations
381 U.S. 760 · 85 S. Ct. 1796 · 14 L. Ed. 2d 713 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 976
Docket number
45
Decided
June 7, 1965
Court era
Warren Court
Decision type
Per curiam (no oral argument)
Disposition
Reversed
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
7–2
Opinion assigned by
Earl Warren
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Legal provision
Exclusionary rule (Fourth Amendment)
Type of law
Other
Decision direction (SCDB)
Conservative what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Hugo L. BlackDissentCo-authored an opinion
Justice William O. DouglasDissentCo-authored an opinion
Justice Tom C. ClarkMajority
Chief Justice Earl WarrenMajority
Justice John M. Harlan IIMajority
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.Majority
Justice Potter StewartMajority
Justice Byron R. WhiteMajority
Justice Arthur J. GoldbergMajority

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California v. Hurst.

SCDB identifiers: case 1964-132, docket 1964-132-01.

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