1964 term · Warren Court · 9-0
Pointer v. Texas
380 U.S. 400 · 85 S. Ct. 1065 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 1481
The record
- Term
- 1964
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 577
- U.S. Reports
- 380 U.S. 400
- S. Ct. citation
- 85 S. Ct. 1065
- LEXIS citation
- 1965 U.S. LEXIS 1481
How the bench divided
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M 6 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Arthur Goldberg | Regular concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
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