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1951 term · Vinson Court · 7-2

United States v. Halseth

342 U.S. 277 · 72 S. Ct. 275 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2561

The record

Term
1951
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
91
U.S. Reports
342 U.S. 277
S. Ct. citation
72 S. Ct. 275
LEXIS citation
1952 U.S. LEXIS 2561

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Halseth.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Harold BurtonDissent
William O. DouglasDissent

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