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1951 term · Vinson Court · 5-3

United States v. Carignan

342 U.S. 36 · 72 S. Ct. 97 · 1951 U.S. LEXIS 2435

The record

Term
1951
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
5
U.S. Reports
342 U.S. 36
S. Ct. citation
72 S. Ct. 97
LEXIS citation
1951 U.S. LEXIS 2435

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. Carignan.
JusticeVote
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Hugo BlackDissent
Sherman MintonUnknown

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