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1960 term · Warren Court · 7-2

Reck v. Pate, Warden

367 U.S. 433 · 81 S. Ct. 1541 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 972

The record

Term
1960
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
181
U.S. Reports
367 U.S. 433
S. Ct. citation
81 S. Ct. 1541
LEXIS citation
1961 U.S. LEXIS 972

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Reck v. Pate, Warden.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
William O. DouglasSpecial concurrence
Tom C. ClarkDissent
Charles E. WhittakerDissent

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