1947 term · Vinson Court · 6-3
Von Moltke v. Gillies, Superintendent of the Detroit House of Correction
332 U.S. 708 · 68 S. Ct. 316 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2618
The record
- Term
- 1947
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 73
- U.S. Reports
- 332 U.S. 708
- S. Ct. citation
- 68 S. Ct. 316
- LEXIS citation
- 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2618
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Wiley Rutledge | Majority |
| Frank Murphy | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Judgment of the Court |
| Robert H. Jackson | Special concurrence |
| Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence |
| Harold Burton | Dissent |
| Stanley Reed | Dissent |
| Fred M. Vinson | Dissent |
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