Home > Great American Court Cases > Mallory v. United States

Legal Citation: 354 U.S. 449 (1957)

Petitioner
Andrew R. Mallory

Respondent
United States

Petitioner's Claim
That being arrested without probable cause and held for a prolonged period without being formally charged invalidated his confession.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
William B. Bryant

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Edward L. Barrett, Jr., Special Assistant to the U.S. Attorney General

Justices for the Court
Hugo Lafayette Black, William J. Brennan, Jr., Harold Burton, Tom C. Clark, William O. Douglas, Felix Frankfurter (writing for the Court), John Marshall Harlan II, Earl Warren, Charles Evans Whittaker

Justices Dissenting
None

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
24 June 1957

Decision
Mallory's confession was ruled inadmissible and his conviction...