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1961 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Machibroda v. United States

368 U.S. 487 · 82 S. Ct. 510 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 1771

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
69
U.S. Reports
368 U.S. 487
S. Ct. citation
82 S. Ct. 510
LEXIS citation
1962 U.S. LEXIS 1771

How the bench divided

M 2 majorityC 4 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Machibroda v. United States.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Hugo BlackRegular concurrence
William O. DouglasRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Earl WarrenRegular concurrence
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Tom C. ClarkDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent

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