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1960 term · Warren Court · 8-1

Coppola v. United States

365 U.S. 762 · 81 S. Ct. 884 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1299

The record

Term
1960
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
153
U.S. Reports
365 U.S. 762
S. Ct. citation
81 S. Ct. 884
LEXIS citation
1961 U.S. LEXIS 1299

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Coppola v. United States.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
William O. DouglasDissent

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