Frank v. Maryland

Decided May 4, 1959. Felix Frankfurter delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 278 · 359 U.S. 360 (1959) · Cited 306 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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.

• Wolf v. Colorado · 338 U.S. 25 (1949)
• Boyd v. United States · 116 U.S. 616 (1886)
• District of Columbia v. Little · 339 U.S. 1 (1950)
• Johnson v. United States · 333 U.S. 10 (1948)
• Brown v. Board of Education · 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
• Rochin v. California · 342 U.S. 165 (1952)
• In Re Oliver · 333 U.S. 257 (1948)
• McDonald v. United States · 335 U.S. 451 (1948)
• Agnello v. United States · 269 U.S. 20 (1925)
• Den Ex Dem. Murray v. Hoboken Land & Improvement Co. · 59 U.S. 272 (1856)
• Sweezy v. New Hampshire Ex Rel. Wyman · 354 U.S. 234 (1957)
• Ullmann v. United States · 350 U.S. 422 (1956)
• On Lee v. United States · 343 U.S. 747 (1952)
• Trupiano v. United States · 334 U.S. 699 (1948)
• Watkins v. United States · 354 U.S. 178 (1957)
• Leyra v. Denno · 347 U.S. 556 (1954)
• Kotch v. Board of River Port Pilot Comm'rs for Port of New Orleans · 330 U.S. 552 (1947)
• In Re Groban · 352 U.S. 330 (1957)
• Schwartz v. Texas · 344 U.S. 199 (1952)
• Feldman v. United States · 322 U.S. 487 (1944)
• Jackman v. Rosenbaum Co. · 260 U.S. 22 (1922)

Cited by

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

• Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San Francisco · 387 U.S. 523 (1967)
• Abel v. United States · 362 U.S. 217 (1960)
• See v. City of Seattle · 387 U.S. 541 (1967)
• Donovan v. Dewey · 452 U.S. 594 (1981)
• Wyman v. James · 400 U.S. 309 (1971)
• Ker v. California · 374 U.S. 23 (1963)
• Lopez v. United States · 373 U.S. 427 (1963)
• United States v. Leon · 468 U.S. 897 (1984)
• Stanford v. Texas · 379 U.S. 476 (1965)
• Zurcher v. Stanford Daily · 436 U.S. 547 (1978)
• Colonnade Catering Corp. v. United States · 397 U.S. 72 (1970)
• Wilson v. Schnettler · 365 U.S. 381 (1961)
• Mapp v. Ohio · 367 U.S. 643 (1961)
• Simmons v. United States · 390 U.S. 377 (1968)
• Monroe v. Pape · 365 U.S. 167 (1961)
• Griswold v. Connecticut · 381 U.S. 479 (1965)
• Stone v. Powell · 428 U.S. 465 (1976)
• Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. Hayden · 387 U.S. 294 (1967)
• United States v. Chadwick · 433 U.S. 1 (1977)
• Elkins v. United States · 364 U.S. 206 (1960)
• Griffin v. Wisconsin · 483 U.S. 868 (1987)
• Michigan v. Tyler · 436 U.S. 499 (1978)
• Poe v. Ullman · 367 U.S. 497 (1961)
• New York v. Burger · 482 U.S. 691 (1987)
• United States v. New York Telephone Co. · 434 U.S. 159 (1977)
• Walter v. United States · 447 U.S. 649 (1980)
• Marcus v. Search Warrant of Property · 367 U.S. 717 (1961)
• Osborn v. United States · 385 U.S. 323 (1966)

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