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1947 term · Vinson Court · 8-1

Paterno v. Lyons, Commissioner of Correction

334 U.S. 314 · 68 S. Ct. 1044 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2110

The record

Term
1947
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
583
U.S. Reports
334 U.S. 314
S. Ct. citation
68 S. Ct. 1044
LEXIS citation
1948 U.S. LEXIS 2110

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Paterno v. Lyons, Commissioner of Correction.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Wiley RutledgeMajority
Frank MurphyMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Felix FrankfurterSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent

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