1962 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Downum v. United States
372 U.S. 734 · 83 S. Ct. 1033 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 1726
The record
- Term
- 1962
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 489
- U.S. Reports
- 372 U.S. 734
- S. Ct. citation
- 83 S. Ct. 1033
- LEXIS citation
- 1963 U.S. LEXIS 1726
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Arthur Goldberg | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
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