1960 term · Warren Court · 9-0
Silverman et al. v. United States
365 U.S. 505 · 81 S. Ct. 679 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1605
The record
- Term
- 1960
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 66
- U.S. Reports
- 365 U.S. 505
- S. Ct. citation
- 81 S. Ct. 679
- LEXIS citation
- 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1605
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCC
M 6 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Regular concurrence |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
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