1960 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Stewart v. United States
366 U.S. 1 · 81 S. Ct. 941 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1266
The record
- Term
- 1960
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 143
- U.S. Reports
- 366 U.S. 1
- S. Ct. citation
- 81 S. Ct. 941
- LEXIS citation
- 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1266
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Dissent |
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