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1952 term · Vinson Court · 8-1

Schwartz v. Texas

344 U.S. 199 · 73 S. Ct. 232 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 1431

The record

Term
1952
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
41
U.S. Reports
344 U.S. 199
S. Ct. citation
73 S. Ct. 232
LEXIS citation
1952 U.S. LEXIS 1431

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Schwartz v. Texas.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Felix FrankfurterSpecial concurrence
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent

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