1946 term · Vinson Court · 6-3
Angel v. Bullington
330 U.S. 183 · 67 S. Ct. 657 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2649
The record
- Term
- 1946
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 31
- U.S. Reports
- 330 U.S. 183
- S. Ct. citation
- 67 S. Ct. 657
- LEXIS citation
- 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2649
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Frank Murphy | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Dissent |
| Stanley Reed | Dissent |
| Wiley Rutledge | Dissent |
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