1950 term · Vinson Court · 8-1
Hoffman v. United States
341 U.S. 479 · 71 S. Ct. 814 · 1951 U.S. LEXIS 1802
The record
- Term
- 1950
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 513
- U.S. Reports
- 341 U.S. 479
- S. Ct. citation
- 71 S. Ct. 814
- LEXIS citation
- 1951 U.S. LEXIS 1802
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMD
M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Dissent |
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