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1958 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Koller et al. v. United States

359 U.S. 309 · 79 S. Ct. 755 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1139

The record

Term
1958
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
362
U.S. Reports
359 U.S. 309
S. Ct. citation
79 S. Ct. 755
LEXIS citation
1959 U.S. LEXIS 1139

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Koller et al. v. United States.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
Potter StewartDissent
Charles E. WhittakerDissent

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