1947 term · Vinson Court · 7-2
Hedgebeth v. North Carolina
334 U.S. 806 · 68 S. Ct. 1185 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 1990
The record
- Term
- 1947
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 674
- U.S. Reports
- 334 U.S. 806
- S. Ct. citation
- 68 S. Ct. 1185
- LEXIS citation
- 1948 U.S. LEXIS 1990
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Frank Murphy | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Wiley Rutledge | Dissent |
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