1959 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Elkins et al. v. United States
364 U.S. 206 · 80 S. Ct. 1437 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1989
The record
- Term
- 1959
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 126
- U.S. Reports
- 364 U.S. 206
- S. Ct. citation
- 80 S. Ct. 1437
- LEXIS citation
- 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1989
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Dissent |
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