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1948 term · Vinson Court · 6-3

Wade v. Hunter, Warden

336 U.S. 684 · 69 S. Ct. 834 · 1949 U.S. LEXIS 2499

The record

Term
1948
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
427
U.S. Reports
336 U.S. 684
S. Ct. citation
69 S. Ct. 834
LEXIS citation
1949 U.S. LEXIS 2499

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Wade v. Hunter, Warden.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
Wiley RutledgeDissent
Frank MurphyDissent

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