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1964 term · Warren Court · 7-2

United States v. Ventresca

380 U.S. 102 · 85 S. Ct. 741 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2438

The record

Term
1964
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
28
U.S. Reports
380 U.S. 102
S. Ct. citation
85 S. Ct. 741
LEXIS citation
1965 U.S. LEXIS 2438

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

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

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