1957 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Yates v. United States
355 U.S. 66 · 78 S. Ct. 128 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 133
The record
- Term
- 1957
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and remanded in part
- Docket
- 2
- U.S. Reports
- 355 U.S. 66
- S. Ct. citation
- 78 S. Ct. 128
- LEXIS citation
- 1957 U.S. LEXIS 133
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Earl Warren | Dissent |
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