1952 term · Vinson Court · 6-3
Brown v. Allen, Warden
344 U.S. 443 · 73 S. Ct. 397 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2391
The record
- Term
- 1952
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 32
- U.S. Reports
- 344 U.S. 443
- S. Ct. citation
- 73 S. Ct. 397
- LEXIS citation
- 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2391
How the bench divided
MMMCCCDDD
M 3 majorityC 3 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Regular concurrence |
| Harold Burton | Regular concurrence |
| Robert H. Jackson | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
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