1960 term · Warren Court · 6-3
James v. United States
366 U.S. 213 · 81 S. Ct. 1052 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 2014
The record
- Term
- 1960
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 63
- U.S. Reports
- 366 U.S. 213
- S. Ct. citation
- 81 S. Ct. 1052
- LEXIS citation
- 1961 U.S. LEXIS 2014
How the bench divided
MMMCCCDDD
M 3 majorityC 3 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Judgment of the Court |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Special concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
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