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1960 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Green v. United States

365 U.S. 301 · 81 S. Ct. 653 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1646

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
70
U.S. Reports
365 U.S. 301
S. Ct. citation
81 S. Ct. 653
LEXIS citation
1961 U.S. LEXIS 1646

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Green v. United States.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Felix FrankfurterJudgment of the Court
Potter StewartSpecial concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Earl WarrenDissent

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