Ladner v. United States
358 U.S. 169 · Decided December 15, 1958 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Ladner v. United States was decided on December 15, 1958 by a vote of 8–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice William J. Brennan Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, assault” in the Criminal Procedure area. SCDB codes this decision as formally altering one or more of the Court's own precedents.
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Case details
- Citations
- 358 U.S. 169 · 79 S. Ct. 209 · 3 L. Ed. 2d 199 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 2
- Docket number
- 2
- Decided
- December 15, 1958
- Argued
- November 19, 1957
- Reargued
- October 22, 1958
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- William J. Brennan Jr.
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Rehearing or restored to calendar for reargument
- Issue (SCDB)
- Statutory construction of criminal laws, assault
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- 18 U.S.C. § 254
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Altered precedent
- Yes — formally altered the Court's precedent
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Charles E. Whittaker | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority |
Full case caption
Ladner v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1958-021, docket 1958-021-01.
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