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1961 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Oyler v. Boles, Warden

368 U.S. 448 · 82 S. Ct. 501 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 1770

The record

Term
1961
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
56
U.S. Reports
368 U.S. 448
S. Ct. citation
82 S. Ct. 501
LEXIS citation
1962 U.S. LEXIS 1770

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Oyler v. Boles, Warden.
JusticeVote
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Potter StewartMajority
John M. Harlan IIRegular concurrence
Earl WarrenDissent
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
William J. BrennanDissent

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