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1946 term · Vinson Court · 5-4

Harris v. United States

331 U.S. 145 · 67 S. Ct. 1098 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2936

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
34
U.S. Reports
331 U.S. 145
S. Ct. citation
67 S. Ct. 1098
LEXIS citation
1947 U.S. LEXIS 2936

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Harris v. United States.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Robert H. JacksonDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Wiley RutledgeDissent
Frank MurphyDissent

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