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1952 term · Vinson Court · 6-3

United States v. Kahriger

345 U.S. 22 · 73 S. Ct. 510 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2699

The record

Term
1952
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
167
U.S. Reports
345 U.S. 22
S. Ct. citation
73 S. Ct. 510
LEXIS citation
1953 U.S. LEXIS 2699

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Kahriger.
JusticeVote
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
Robert H. JacksonRegular concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent
William O. DouglasDissent

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