1958 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Irvin v. Dowd, Warden, Indiana State Prison
359 U.S. 394 · 79 S. Ct. 825 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1086
The record
- Term
- 1958
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 63
- U.S. Reports
- 359 U.S. 394
- S. Ct. citation
- 79 S. Ct. 825
- LEXIS citation
- 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1086
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Dissent |
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