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1963 term · Warren Court · 7-2

United States v. Welden

377 U.S. 95 · 84 S. Ct. 1082 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 2244

The record

Term
1963
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
235
U.S. Reports
377 U.S. 95
S. Ct. citation
84 S. Ct. 1082
LEXIS citation
1964 U.S. LEXIS 2244

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Welden.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent

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