Supreme Court of the United States, 1953

Bridges v. United States

Bridges v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided June 15, 1953 · Consideration, Jackson, Took
345 U.S. 979; 73 S. Ct. 1130; 97 L. Ed. 1393; 1953 U.S. LEXIS 1906 (United States Reports)

Bridges v. United States

Opinion of the Court

On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Per Curiam:

The petition for writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment is reversed and the case is remanded to the District Court with directions to dismiss the proceedings. The Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Reed, and Mr. Justice Minton dissent for the reasons given in Mr. Justice Reed's dissenting opinion in Bridges v. United States, 346 U. S. 209, decided this day.

Mr. Justice Jackson and Mr. Justice Clark took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.

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