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1962 term · Warren Court · 8-1

United States v. Sampson et al.

371 U.S. 75 · 83 S. Ct. 173 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 150

The record

Term
1962
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
69
U.S. Reports
371 U.S. 75
S. Ct. citation
83 S. Ct. 173
LEXIS citation
1962 U.S. LEXIS 150

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Sampson et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
William O. DouglasDissent

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