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1960 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Mapp v. Ohio

367 U.S. 643 · 81 S. Ct. 1684 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 812

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
236
U.S. Reports
367 U.S. 643
S. Ct. citation
81 S. Ct. 1684
LEXIS citation
1961 U.S. LEXIS 812

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 3 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Mapp v. Ohio.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Hugo BlackRegular concurrence
William O. DouglasRegular concurrence
Potter StewartSpecial concurrence
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Charles E. WhittakerDissent

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