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1952 term · Vinson Court · 6-2

Brock v. North Carolina

344 U.S. 424 · 73 S. Ct. 349 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2426

The record

Term
1952
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
34
U.S. Reports
344 U.S. 424
S. Ct. citation
73 S. Ct. 349
LEXIS citation
1953 U.S. LEXIS 2426

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Brock v. North Carolina.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Felix FrankfurterRegular concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent
Fred M. VinsonDissent
Hugo BlackUnknown

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