1946 term · Vinson Court · 5-4
Louisiana ex rel. Francis v. Resweber, Sheriff, et al.
329 U.S. 459 · 67 S. Ct. 374 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2777
The record
- Term
- 1946
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 142
- U.S. Reports
- 329 U.S. 459
- S. Ct. citation
- 67 S. Ct. 374
- LEXIS citation
- 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2777
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Judgment of the Court |
| Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence |
| Harold Burton | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Wiley Rutledge | Dissent |
| Frank Murphy | Dissent |
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