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1953 term · Warren Court · 5-4

United States v. Dixon

347 U.S. 381 · 74 S. Ct. 566 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2673

The record

Term
1953
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
500
U.S. Reports
347 U.S. 381
S. Ct. citation
74 S. Ct. 566
LEXIS citation
1954 U.S. LEXIS 2673

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Dixon.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Sherman MintonDissent
Robert H. JacksonDissent

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