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1952 term · Vinson Court · 5-3

United States v. Grainger

346 U.S. 235 · 73 S. Ct. 1069 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2535

The record

Term
1952
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
634
U.S. Reports
346 U.S. 235
S. Ct. citation
73 S. Ct. 1069
LEXIS citation
1953 U.S. LEXIS 2535

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

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

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