1955 term · Warren Court · 7-0
Costello v. United States
350 U.S. 359 · 76 S. Ct. 406 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1845
The record
- Term
- 1955
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 72
- U.S. Reports
- 350 U.S. 359
- S. Ct. citation
- 76 S. Ct. 406
- LEXIS citation
- 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1845
How the bench divided
MMMMMMC??
M 6 majorityC 1 concurring? 2 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Special concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Unknown |
| Tom C. Clark | Unknown |
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