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1955 term · Warren Court · 6-3

United States v. Green et al.

350 U.S. 415 · 76 S. Ct. 522 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1733

The record

Term
1955
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
54
U.S. Reports
350 U.S. 415
S. Ct. citation
76 S. Ct. 522
LEXIS citation
1956 U.S. LEXIS 1733

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Green et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Earl WarrenDissent

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