1957 term · Warren Court · 7-2
United States v. Sharpnack
355 U.S. 286 · 78 S. Ct. 291 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1757
The record
- Term
- 1957
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 35
- U.S. Reports
- 355 U.S. 286
- S. Ct. citation
- 78 S. Ct. 291
- LEXIS citation
- 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1757
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
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