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1947 term · Vinson Court · 5-4

Gryger v. Burke, Warden

334 U.S. 728 · 68 S. Ct. 1256 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 1987

The record

Term
1947
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
541
U.S. Reports
334 U.S. 728
S. Ct. citation
68 S. Ct. 1256
LEXIS citation
1948 U.S. LEXIS 1987

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Gryger v. Burke, Warden.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
Hugo BlackDissent
Wiley RutledgeDissent
Frank MurphyDissent

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