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1957 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Gore v. United States

357 U.S. 386 · 78 S. Ct. 1280 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1801

The record

Term
1957
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
668
U.S. Reports
357 U.S. 386
S. Ct. citation
78 S. Ct. 1280
LEXIS citation
1958 U.S. LEXIS 1801

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Gore v. United States.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Earl WarrenDissent

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