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1964 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Estes v. Texas

381 U.S. 532 · 85 S. Ct. 1628 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2339

The record

Term
1964
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
256
U.S. Reports
381 U.S. 532
S. Ct. citation
85 S. Ct. 1628
LEXIS citation
1965 U.S. LEXIS 2339

How the bench divided

M 1 majorityC 4 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Estes v. Texas.
JusticeVote
Tom C. ClarkMajority
John M. Harlan IIRegular concurrence
William O. DouglasRegular concurrence
Earl WarrenRegular concurrence
Arthur GoldbergRegular concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent
Potter StewartDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Byron WhiteDissent

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