Open Eye

A plain-language record of the U.S. government

October Term 1957 · decided Nov 25, 1957

Yates v. United States

In plain language

  • Yates v. United States, OT 1957, November 25, 1957.
  • Citation: 355 U.S. 66.
  • Vote: 6 to 3.
  • Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

Recorded metadata

Decided 1957-11-25 (October Term 1957). Citation: 355 U.S. 66. Vote: 6–3. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

Read the full opinion

How each justice voted

Positions are recorded by the Supreme Court Database. A concurrence agrees with the outcome while writing or joining a separate opinion.