1953 term · Warren Court · 5-3
Leyra v. Denno, Warden
347 U.S. 556 · 74 S. Ct. 716 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 1988
The record
- Term
- 1953
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 635
- U.S. Reports
- 347 U.S. 556
- S. Ct. citation
- 74 S. Ct. 716
- LEXIS citation
- 1954 U.S. LEXIS 1988
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDD?
M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Dissent |
| Stanley Reed | Dissent |
| Sherman Minton | Dissent |
| Robert H. Jackson | Unknown |
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