1961 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Mitchell v. United States
368 U.S. 439 · 82 S. Ct. 462 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 1968
The record
- Term
- 1961
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 448 M
- U.S. Reports
- 368 U.S. 439
- S. Ct. citation
- 82 S. Ct. 462
- LEXIS citation
- 1962 U.S. LEXIS 1968
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
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