1952 term · Vinson Court · 8-1
Sweeney, Sheriff, v. Woodall
344 U.S. 86 · 73 S. Ct. 139 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 1518
The record
- Term
- 1952
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 100
- U.S. Reports
- 344 U.S. 86
- S. Ct. citation
- 73 S. Ct. 139
- LEXIS citation
- 1952 U.S. LEXIS 1518
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCD
M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
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