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1959 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Wyatt v. United States

362 U.S. 525 · 80 S. Ct. 901 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1145

The record

Term
1959
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
119
U.S. Reports
362 U.S. 525
S. Ct. citation
80 S. Ct. 901
LEXIS citation
1960 U.S. LEXIS 1145

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Wyatt v. United States.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Earl WarrenDissent

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