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1947 term · Vinson Court · 5-3

Taylor v. Alabama

335 U.S. 252 · 68 S. Ct. 1415 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 1937

The record

Term
1947
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
721
U.S. Reports
335 U.S. 252
S. Ct. citation
68 S. Ct. 1415
LEXIS citation
1948 U.S. LEXIS 1937

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Taylor v. Alabama.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Felix FrankfurterRegular concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent
Wiley RutledgeDissent
Frank MurphyDissent
Hugo BlackUnknown

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