Cichos v. Indiana
385 U.S. 76 · Decided November 14, 1966 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Cichos v. Indiana was decided on November 14, 1966 by a vote of 6–3. SCDB codes the disposition as “petition denied or appeal dismissed.” Justice Byron R. White wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Double jeopardy” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 385 U.S. 76 · 87 S. Ct. 271 · 17 L. Ed. 2d 175 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 239
- Docket number
- 45
- Decided
- November 14, 1966
- Argued
- October 19, 1966
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Petition denied or appeal dismissed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Byron R. White
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Double jeopardy
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- Writ improvidently granted
- Type of law
- Other
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Dissent | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Abe Fortas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Cichos v. Indiana
SCDB identifiers: case 1966-007, docket 1966-007-01.
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