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1961 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Hodges v. United States

368 U.S. 139 · 82 S. Ct. 235 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 61

The record

Term
1961
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
58
U.S. Reports
368 U.S. 139
S. Ct. citation
82 S. Ct. 235
LEXIS citation
1961 U.S. LEXIS 61

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Hodges v. United States.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Earl WarrenDissent

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