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1961 term · Warren Court · 5-2

In re McConnell

370 U.S. 230 · 82 S. Ct. 1288 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 1074

The record

Term
1961
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
498
U.S. Reports
370 U.S. 230
S. Ct. citation
82 S. Ct. 1288
LEXIS citation
1962 U.S. LEXIS 1074

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 2 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in In re McConnell.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Potter StewartDissent
Byron WhiteUnknown
Felix FrankfurterUnknown

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