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1959 term · Warren Court · 6-3

United States v. Dege et Vir.

364 U.S. 51 · 80 S. Ct. 1589 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 763

The record

Term
1959
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
14
U.S. Reports
364 U.S. 51
S. Ct. citation
80 S. Ct. 1589
LEXIS citation
1960 U.S. LEXIS 763

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Dege et Vir.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
Earl WarrenDissent
Charles E. WhittakerDissent

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