1957 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Yates v. United States
356 U.S. 363 · 78 S. Ct. 766 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1097
The record
- Term
- 1957
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 841
- U.S. Reports
- 356 U.S. 363
- S. Ct. citation
- 78 S. Ct. 766
- LEXIS citation
- 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1097
How the bench divided
MMMCCCDDD
M 3 majorityC 3 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| Earl Warren | Regular concurrence |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Dissent |
| Harold Burton | Dissent |
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