1958 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Smith v. United States
360 U.S. 1 · 79 S. Ct. 991 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 850
The record
- Term
- 1958
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 90
- U.S. Reports
- 360 U.S. 1
- S. Ct. citation
- 79 S. Ct. 991
- LEXIS citation
- 1959 U.S. LEXIS 850
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
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