1958 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Mills et al. v. Louisiana
360 U.S. 230 · 79 S. Ct. 980 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 856
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
- 74
- U.S. Reports
- 360 U.S. 230
- S. Ct. citation
- 79 S. Ct. 980
- LEXIS citation
- 1959 U.S. LEXIS 856
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Earl Warren | Dissent |
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