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1958 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Palermo v. United States

360 U.S. 343 · 79 S. Ct. 1217 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1903

The record

Term
1958
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
471
U.S. Reports
360 U.S. 343
S. Ct. citation
79 S. Ct. 1217
LEXIS citation
1959 U.S. LEXIS 1903

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 4 concurring

How each justice voted in Palermo v. United States.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
Earl WarrenSpecial concurrence

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