
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
MMMMCCDD?
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Unknown |
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