1961 term · Warren Court · 4-3
Beck v. Washington
369 U.S. 541 · 82 S. Ct. 955 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 2210
The record
- Term
- 1961
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 4-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 40
- U.S. Reports
- 369 U.S. 541
- S. Ct. citation
- 82 S. Ct. 955
- LEXIS citation
- 1962 U.S. LEXIS 2210
How the bench divided
MMMMDDD??
M 4 majorityD 3 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Earl Warren | Dissent |
| Byron White | Unknown |
| Felix Frankfurter | Unknown |
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