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1957 term · Warren Court · 5-3

Hoag v. New Jersey

356 U.S. 464 · 78 S. Ct. 829 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1028

The record

Term
1957
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
40
U.S. Reports
356 U.S. 464
S. Ct. citation
78 S. Ct. 829
LEXIS citation
1958 U.S. LEXIS 1028

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Hoag v. New Jersey.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Earl WarrenDissent
William J. BrennanUnknown

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