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1961 term · Warren Court · 7-0

Carnley v. Cochran, Corrections Director

369 U.S. 506 · 82 S. Ct. 884 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 1357

The record

Term
1961
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
158
U.S. Reports
369 U.S. 506
S. Ct. citation
82 S. Ct. 884
LEXIS citation
1962 U.S. LEXIS 1357

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 4 concurring? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Carnley v. Cochran, Corrections Director.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
William O. DouglasRegular concurrence
Earl WarrenRegular concurrence
John M. Harlan IISpecial concurrence
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence
Byron WhiteUnknown
Felix FrankfurterUnknown

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