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1952 term · Vinson Court · 8-1

United States v. Beacon Brass Co., Inc. et al.

344 U.S. 43 · 73 S. Ct. 77 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2769

The record

Term
1952
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
30
U.S. Reports
344 U.S. 43
S. Ct. citation
73 S. Ct. 77
LEXIS citation
1952 U.S. LEXIS 2769

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Beacon Brass Co., Inc. et al.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Hugo BlackDissent

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