1962 term · Warren Court · 9-0
Smith v. Mississippi
373 U.S. 238 · 83 S. Ct. 1265 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 1618
The record
- Term
- 1962
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 667
- U.S. Reports
- 373 U.S. 238
- S. Ct. citation
- 83 S. Ct. 1265
- LEXIS citation
- 1963 U.S. LEXIS 1618
How the bench divided
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M 9 majority
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Arthur Goldberg | Majority |
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