1950 term · Vinson Court · 7-2
United States v. Williams et al.
341 U.S. 58 · 71 S. Ct. 595 · 1951 U.S. LEXIS 1955
The record
- Term
- 1950
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 134
- U.S. Reports
- 341 U.S. 58
- S. Ct. citation
- 71 S. Ct. 595
- LEXIS citation
- 1951 U.S. LEXIS 1955
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
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