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1962 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Fay, Warden, et al. v. Noia

372 U.S. 391 · 83 S. Ct. 822 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 1945

The record

Term
1962
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
84
U.S. Reports
372 U.S. 391
S. Ct. citation
83 S. Ct. 822
LEXIS citation
1963 U.S. LEXIS 1945

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Fay, Warden, et al. v. Noia.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Potter StewartDissent
Tom C. ClarkDissent

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