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1947 term · Vinson Court · 7-2

In Re Oliver

333 U.S. 257 · 68 S. Ct. 499 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2452

The record

Term
1947
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
215
U.S. Reports
333 U.S. 257
S. Ct. citation
68 S. Ct. 499
LEXIS citation
1948 U.S. LEXIS 2452

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in In Re Oliver.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Frank MurphyMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Wiley RutledgeRegular concurrence
Robert H. JacksonDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent

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