1952 term · Vinson Court · 6-3
Burns et al. v. Wilson, Secretary of Defense, et al.
346 U.S. 137 · 73 S. Ct. 1045 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 1900
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
- 422
- U.S. Reports
- 346 U.S. 137
- S. Ct. citation
- 73 S. Ct. 1045
- LEXIS citation
- 1953 U.S. LEXIS 1900
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Judgment of the Court |
| Robert H. Jackson | Special concurrence |
| Sherman Minton | Special concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Jurisdictional dissent |
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