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1962 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Jones v. Cunningham, Penitentiary Superintendent

371 U.S. 236 · 83 S. Ct. 373 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 2261

The record

Term
1962
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
77
U.S. Reports
371 U.S. 236
S. Ct. citation
83 S. Ct. 373
LEXIS citation
1963 U.S. LEXIS 2261

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Jones v. Cunningham, Penitentiary Superintendent.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority

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