Schneble v. Florida
Decided March 21, 1972. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 68-5009 · 405 U.S. 427 (1972) · Cited 1,324 times
Holding
Any violation of Bruton that might have occurred was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt in view of the overwhelming evidence of petitioner's guilt as manifested by his confession, which completely comported with the objective evidence, and the comparatively insignificant effect of the codefendant's admission.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- William Hubbs Rehnquist · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
- Potter Stewart
- Warren Earl Burger
Dissenting · 3
- Thurgood Marshall · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
- William Orville Douglas
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
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.
- Bruton v. United States · 391 U.S. 123 (1968)
- Harrington v. California · 395 U.S. 250 (1969)
- Chapman v. California · 386 U.S. 18 (1967)
- Jackson v. Denno · 378 U.S. 368 (1964)
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific Railroad · 352 U.S. 500 (1957)
- Lego v. Twomey · 404 U.S. 477 (1972)
- Rogers v. Richmond · 365 U.S. 534 (1961)
- Lutwak v. United States · 344 U.S. 604 (1953)
- Malinski v. New York · 324 U.S. 401 (1945)
- Roberts v. Russell · 392 U.S. 293 (1968)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Parker v. Randolph · 442 U.S. 62 (1979)
- Delaware v. Van Arsdall · 475 U.S. 673 (1986)
- Arizona v. Fulminante · 499 U.S. 279 (1991)
- Holloway v. Arkansas · 435 U.S. 475 (1978)
- Brown v. United States · 411 U.S. 223 (1973)
- Lee v. Illinois · 476 U.S. 530 (1986)
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