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1961 term · Warren Court · 6-2

Robinson v. California

370 U.S. 660 · 82 S. Ct. 1417 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 850

The record

Term
1961
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
554
U.S. Reports
370 U.S. 660
S. Ct. citation
82 S. Ct. 1417
LEXIS citation
1962 U.S. LEXIS 850

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Robinson v. California.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
William O. DouglasRegular concurrence
John M. Harlan IISpecial concurrence
Byron WhiteDissent
Tom C. ClarkDissent
Felix FrankfurterUnknown

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