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1961 term · Warren Court · 7-0

Lanza v. New York

370 U.S. 139 · 82 S. Ct. 1218 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 1159

The record

Term
1961
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
236
U.S. Reports
370 U.S. 139
S. Ct. citation
82 S. Ct. 1218
LEXIS citation
1962 U.S. LEXIS 1159

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 4 concurring? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Lanza v. New York.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Potter StewartMajority
John M. Harlan IIRegular concurrence
Earl WarrenSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
Felix FrankfurterUnknown
Byron WhiteUnknown

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