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1951 term · Vinson Court · 5-4

On Lee v. United States

343 U.S. 747 · 72 S. Ct. 967 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2794

The record

Term
1951
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
543
U.S. Reports
343 U.S. 747
S. Ct. citation
72 S. Ct. 967
LEXIS citation
1952 U.S. LEXIS 2794

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

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

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