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1951 term · Vinson Court · 4-4

Von Moltke v. Gillies, Superintendent.

343 U.S. 922 · 72 S. Ct. 756 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2186

The record

Term
1951
Decided
Issue area
Vote split
4-4
Winning party
Unclear
Decision direction
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
78
U.S. Reports
343 U.S. 922
S. Ct. citation
72 S. Ct. 756
LEXIS citation
1952 U.S. LEXIS 2186

How the bench divided

8 not participating? 1 no vote recorded

The per-justice record for this case is incomplete: it accounts for 0 of the 8 votes in the reported 4-4 split.

How each justice voted in Von Moltke v. Gillies, Superintendent.
JusticeVote
Fred M. VinsonNo participation
Hugo BlackNo participation
Stanley ReedNo participation
Felix FrankfurterNo participation
William O. DouglasNo participation
Robert H. JacksonNo participation
Harold BurtonNo participation
Sherman MintonNo participation
Tom C. ClarkUnknown