1948 term · Vinson Court · 6-3
Wolf v. Colorado
338 U.S. 25 · 69 S. Ct. 1359 · 1949 U.S. LEXIS 2079
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
- 17
- U.S. Reports
- 338 U.S. 25
- S. Ct. citation
- 69 S. Ct. 1359
- LEXIS citation
- 1949 U.S. LEXIS 2079
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Wiley Rutledge | Dissent |
| Frank Murphy | Dissent |
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