Open Eye

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

October Term 1961 · decided Jan 22, 1962

Hill v. United States

In plain language

  • Hill v. United States, OT 1961, January 22, 1962.
  • Citation: 368 U.S. 424.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

Recorded metadata

Decided 1962-01-22 (October Term 1961). Citation: 368 U.S. 424. Vote: 5–4. 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.