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1949 term · Vinson Court · 7-1

Solesbee v. Balkcom, Warden

339 U.S. 9 · 70 S. Ct. 457 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 2296

The record

Term
1949
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
77
U.S. Reports
339 U.S. 9
S. Ct. citation
70 S. Ct. 457
LEXIS citation
1950 U.S. LEXIS 2296

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Solesbee v. Balkcom, Warden.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Felix FrankfurterDissent
William O. DouglasUnknown

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