Coppedge v. United States

Decided April 30, 1962. Earl Warren delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 157 · 369 U.S. 438 (1962) · Cited 20,800 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–2.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Ellis v. United States · 356 U.S. 674 (1958)
• Johnson v. United States · 352 U.S. 565 (1957)
• Griffin v. Illinois · 351 U.S. 12 (1956)
• United States v. Robinson · 361 U.S. 220 (1960)
• United States v. Johnson · 327 U.S. 106 (1946)
• Costello v. United States · 350 U.S. 359 (1956)
• United States v. Procter & Gamble Co. · 356 U.S. 677 (1958)
• Hirabayashi v. United States · 320 U.S. 81 (1943)
• Lawn v. United States · 355 U.S. 339 (1958)
• Pollard v. United States · 352 U.S. 354 (1957)
• Glidden Co. v. Zdanok · 370 U.S. 530 (1962)
• Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. v. United States · 360 U.S. 395 (1959)
• Smith v. Bennett · 365 U.S. 708 (1961)
• Eskridge v. Washington State Board of Prison Terms & Paroles · 357 U.S. 214 (1958)
• Burns v. Ohio · 360 U.S. 252 (1959)
• Parr v. United States · 363 U.S. 370 (1960)
• Carroll v. United States · 354 U.S. 394 (1957)
• Holiday v. Johnston · 313 U.S. 342 (1941)
• Roberts v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California · 339 U.S. 844 (1950)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Hardy v. United States · 375 U.S. 277 (1964)
• Draper v. Washington · 372 U.S. 487 (1963)
• United States v. MacCollom · 426 U.S. 317 (1976)
• Denton v. Hernandez · 504 U.S. 25 (1992)
• Douglas v. California · 372 U.S. 353 (1963)
• Mayer v. City of Chicago · 404 U.S. 189 (1971)
• Rodriquez v. United States · 395 U.S. 327 (1969)
• Neitzke v. Williams · 490 U.S. 319 (1989)
• San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez · 411 U.S. 1 (1973)
• Browder v. Director, Dept. of Corrections of Ill. · 434 U.S. 257 (1978)
• Boddie v. Connecticut · 401 U.S. 371 (1971)
• Sanders v. United States · 373 U.S. 1 (1963)
• McCleskey v. Kemp · 481 U.S. 279 (1987)
• Lindsey v. Normet · 405 U.S. 56 (1972)
• Lynch v. Overholser · 369 U.S. 705 (1962)

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