1957 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Lawn v. United States
355 U.S. 339 · 78 S. Ct. 311 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1859
The record
- Term
- 1957
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 9
- U.S. Reports
- 355 U.S. 339
- S. Ct. citation
- 78 S. Ct. 311
- LEXIS citation
- 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1859
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
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