1956 term · Warren Court · 5-3
Chessman v. Teets, Warden
354 U.S. 156 · 77 S. Ct. 1127 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 732
The record
- Term
- 1956
- Decided
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 893
- U.S. Reports
- 354 U.S. 156
- S. Ct. citation
- 77 S. Ct. 1127
- LEXIS citation
- 1957 U.S. LEXIS 732
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDD?
M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
| Harold Burton | Dissent |
| Earl Warren | Unknown |
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