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1962 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Ker et ux. v. California

374 U.S. 23 · 83 S. Ct. 1623 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 2473

The record

Term
1962
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
53
U.S. Reports
374 U.S. 23
S. Ct. citation
83 S. Ct. 1623
LEXIS citation
1963 U.S. LEXIS 2473

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 5 concurring

How each justice voted in Ker et ux. v. California.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
William O. DouglasRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Earl WarrenRegular concurrence
Arthur GoldbergRegular concurrence
John M. Harlan IISpecial concurrence

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