United States v. Shotwell Manufacturing Company (1957)
- Docket
- 1
- Decided
- 1957-01-01
- Category
- General
Summary
Question: Is it in the interest of justice to remand the case for findings on a pre-trial motion to suppress evidence in light of new evidence? Conclusion: Yes. In a 6-3 decision, Justice John M. Harlan wrote for the majority, vacating the court of appeals' decision and remanding the case to the district court. The Supreme Court would not review the case with a record challenged as being “tainted with perjury and fraud”. Because Shotwell, et al. were found guilty, there was no double jeopardy issue. The district court was the proper venue for the remand because there were questions about the integrity of the record. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote a dissent, stating that the Court should have denied certiorari and let the case take its regular course back to the district court for a new trial based on the decision by the court of appeals. Justice Earl Warren and Justice William O. Douglas joined in the dissent.