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1953 term · Warren Court · 5-4

United States v. Morgan

346 U.S. 502 · 74 S. Ct. 247 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2551

The record

Term
1953
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
31
U.S. Reports
346 U.S. 502
S. Ct. citation
74 S. Ct. 247
LEXIS citation
1954 U.S. LEXIS 2551

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Morgan.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Earl WarrenDissent
Tom C. ClarkDissent
Sherman MintonDissent
Robert H. JacksonDissent

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