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1954 term · Warren Court · 5-3

Lewis v. United States

348 U.S. 419 · 75 S. Ct. 415 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1510

The record

Term
1954
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
203
U.S. Reports
348 U.S. 419
S. Ct. citation
75 S. Ct. 415
LEXIS citation
1955 U.S. LEXIS 1510

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Lewis v. United States.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent

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