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1948 term · Vinson Court · 8-1

Krulewitch v. United States

336 U.S. 440 · 69 S. Ct. 716 · 1949 U.S. LEXIS 3006

The record

Term
1948
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
143
U.S. Reports
336 U.S. 440
S. Ct. citation
69 S. Ct. 716
LEXIS citation
1949 U.S. LEXIS 3006

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 3 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Krulewitch v. United States.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Wiley RutledgeMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Robert H. JacksonRegular concurrence
Felix FrankfurterRegular concurrence
Frank MurphyRegular concurrence
Harold BurtonDissent

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