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1959 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Forman v. United States

361 U.S. 416 · 80 S. Ct. 481 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 2018

The record

Term
1959
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
43
U.S. Reports
361 U.S. 416
S. Ct. citation
80 S. Ct. 481
LEXIS citation
1960 U.S. LEXIS 2018

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Forman v. United States.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Charles E. WhittakerRegular concurrence
John M. Harlan IISpecial concurrence

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