1952 term · Vinson Court · 6-3
United States ex rel. Smith v. Baldi, Superintendent, Philadelphia County Prison
344 U.S. 561 · 73 S. Ct. 391 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2392
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
- 31
- U.S. Reports
- 344 U.S. 561
- S. Ct. citation
- 73 S. Ct. 391
- LEXIS citation
- 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2392
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
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