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1959 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Abel, Alias Mark, Alias Collins, Alias Goldfus, v. United States

362 U.S. 217 · 80 S. Ct. 683 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1412

The record

Term
1959
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
2
U.S. Reports
362 U.S. 217
S. Ct. citation
80 S. Ct. 683
LEXIS citation
1960 U.S. LEXIS 1412

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Abel, Alias Mark, Alias Collins, Alias Goldfus, v. United States.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Earl WarrenDissent

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