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1965 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Giaccio v. Pennsylvania

382 U.S. 399 · 86 S. Ct. 518 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2526

The record

Term
1965
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
47
U.S. Reports
382 U.S. 399
S. Ct. citation
86 S. Ct. 518
LEXIS citation
1966 U.S. LEXIS 2526

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Giaccio v. Pennsylvania.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Potter StewartSpecial concurrence
Abe FortasSpecial concurrence

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