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1960 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Callanan v. United States

364 U.S. 587 · 81 S. Ct. 321 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 2087

The record

Term
1960
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
47
U.S. Reports
364 U.S. 587
S. Ct. citation
81 S. Ct. 321
LEXIS citation
1961 U.S. LEXIS 2087

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

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

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