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1964 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Boles, Warden v. Stevenson

379 U.S. 43 · 85 S. Ct. 174 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 189

The record

Term
1964
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
298
U.S. Reports
379 U.S. 43
S. Ct. citation
85 S. Ct. 174
LEXIS citation
1964 U.S. LEXIS 189

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Boles, Warden v. Stevenson.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence

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