1947 term · Vinson Court · 5-4
United States v. Hoffman
335 U.S. 77 · 68 S. Ct. 1413 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 1934
The record
- Term
- 1947
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 97
- U.S. Reports
- 335 U.S. 77
- S. Ct. citation
- 68 S. Ct. 1413
- LEXIS citation
- 1948 U.S. LEXIS 1934
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Wiley Rutledge | Dissent |
| Frank Murphy | Dissent |
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