1960 term · Warren Court · 5-3
Bushnell v. Ellis, Corrections Director
366 U.S. 418 · 81 S. Ct. 1356 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1117
The record
- Term
- 1960
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 561
- U.S. Reports
- 366 U.S. 418
- S. Ct. citation
- 81 S. Ct. 1356
- LEXIS citation
- 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1117
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDD?
M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Unknown |
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