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1948 term · Vinson Court · 5-4

Fisher v. Pace, Sheriff

336 U.S. 155 · 69 S. Ct. 425 · 1949 U.S. LEXIS 3044

The record

Term
1948
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
45
U.S. Reports
336 U.S. 155
S. Ct. citation
69 S. Ct. 425
LEXIS citation
1949 U.S. LEXIS 3044

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Fisher v. Pace, Sheriff.
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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