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1961 term · Warren Court · 4-3

Gilbert v. United States

370 U.S. 650 · 82 S. Ct. 1399 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 2289

The record

Term
1961
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
4-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
478
U.S. Reports
370 U.S. 650
S. Ct. citation
82 S. Ct. 1399
LEXIS citation
1962 U.S. LEXIS 2289

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityD 3 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Gilbert v. United States.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
Potter StewartDissent
Tom C. ClarkDissent
Byron WhiteUnknown
Felix FrankfurterUnknown

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