1960 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Newsom v. Smyth, Superintendent, Virginia State Penitentiary
365 U.S. 604 · 81 S. Ct. 774 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1445
The record
- Term
- 1960
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 116
- U.S. Reports
- 365 U.S. 604
- S. Ct. citation
- 81 S. Ct. 774
- LEXIS citation
- 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1445
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Jurisdictional dissent |
| Hugo Black | Jurisdictional dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Jurisdictional dissent |
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