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1957 term · Warren Court · 5-3

Cicenia v. Lagay, Superintendent, New Jersey State Prison Farm

357 U.S. 504 · 78 S. Ct. 1297 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 668

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
177
U.S. Reports
357 U.S. 504
S. Ct. citation
78 S. Ct. 1297
LEXIS citation
1958 U.S. LEXIS 668

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Cicenia v. Lagay, Superintendent, New Jersey State Prison Farm.
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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