In re Groban
352 U.S. 330 · Decided February 25, 1957 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
In re Groban was decided on February 25, 1957 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Stanley F. Reed wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Right to counsel” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 352 U.S. 330 · 77 S. Ct. 510 · 1 L. Ed. 2d 376 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1250
- Docket number
- 14
- Decided
- February 25, 1957
- Argued
- November 6, 1956
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Stanley F. Reed
- Opinion assigned by
- Stanley F. Reed
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Right to counsel
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- 28 U.S.C. § 1257
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Dissent | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Concurrence | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Dissent |
Full case caption
In re Groban et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1956-034, docket 1956-034-01.
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