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1958 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Bartkus v. Illinois

359 U.S. 121 · 79 S. Ct. 676 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1824

The record

Term
1958
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
1
U.S. Reports
359 U.S. 121
S. Ct. citation
79 S. Ct. 676
LEXIS citation
1959 U.S. LEXIS 1824

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Bartkus v. Illinois.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Earl WarrenDissent

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