1949 term · Vinson Court · 5-2
Dennis v. United States
339 U.S. 162 · 70 S. Ct. 519 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 2178
The record
- Term
- 1949
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 14
- U.S. Reports
- 339 U.S. 162
- S. Ct. citation
- 70 S. Ct. 519
- LEXIS citation
- 1950 U.S. LEXIS 2178
How the bench divided
MMMCCDD??
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Regular concurrence |
| Robert H. Jackson | Special concurrence |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Unknown |
| William O. Douglas | Unknown |
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