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1953 term · Warren Court · 5-3

Pereira et al. v. United States

347 U.S. 1 · 74 S. Ct. 358 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2623

The record

Term
1953
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
50
U.S. Reports
347 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
74 S. Ct. 358
LEXIS citation
1954 U.S. LEXIS 2623

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Pereira et al. v. United States.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Sherman MintonDissent
Stanley ReedUnknown

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