Gonzales v. United States

Gonzales v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued February 1–2, 1955
Decided March 14, 1955
Full case nameGonzales v. United States
Citations348 U.S. 407 (more)
75 S. Ct. 409; 99 L. Ed. 467; 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1081
Case history
PriorUnited States v. Gonzales, 120 F. Supp. 730 (E.D. Mich. 1953); affirmed, 212 F.2d 71 (6th Cir. 1954); cert. granted, 348 U.S. 811 (1954).
Holding
A Jehovah's Witness was denied fair hearing because of failure to supply him with materials in his record.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · Stanley F. Reed
Felix Frankfurter · William O. Douglas
Harold H. Burton · Tom C. Clark
Sherman Minton
Case opinions
MajorityClark, joined by Warren, Black, Frankfurter, Douglas, and Harlan
DissentReed, joined by Burton
DissentMinton
Laws applied
Universal Military Training and Service Act

Gonzales v. United States, 348 U.S. 407 (1955), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that a Jehovah's Witness was denied fair hearing because of failure to supply him with materials in his record.[1]

  1. ^ Gonzales v. United States, 348 U.S. 407 (1955).