1955 term · Warren Court · 7-2
Berra v. United States
351 U.S. 131 · 76 S. Ct. 685 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1794
The record
- Term
- 1955
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 60
- U.S. Reports
- 351 U.S. 131
- S. Ct. citation
- 76 S. Ct. 685
- LEXIS citation
- 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1794
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
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