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1956 term · Warren Court · 7-2

Achilli v. United States

353 U.S. 373 · 77 S. Ct. 995 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1721

The record

Term
1956
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
430
U.S. Reports
353 U.S. 373
S. Ct. citation
77 S. Ct. 995
LEXIS citation
1957 U.S. LEXIS 1721

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Achilli v. United States.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Earl WarrenSpecial concurrence
Tom C. ClarkSpecial concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent

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