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1959 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Petite v. United States

361 U.S. 529 · 80 S. Ct. 450 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1602

The record

Term
1959
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
45
U.S. Reports
361 U.S. 529
S. Ct. citation
80 S. Ct. 450
LEXIS citation
1960 U.S. LEXIS 1602

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 4 concurring

How each justice voted in Petite 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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