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1962 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Wetzel v. Ohio

371 U.S. 62 · 83 S. Ct. 111 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 238

The record

Term
1962
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
200
U.S. Reports
371 U.S. 62
S. Ct. citation
83 S. Ct. 111
LEXIS citation
1962 U.S. LEXIS 238

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Wetzel v. Ohio.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
William O. DouglasRegular concurrence
Tom C. ClarkDissent
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Potter StewartDissent
Hugo BlackJurisdictional dissent

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