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1965 term · Warren Court · 5-2

Tehan, Sheriff v. United States ex rel. Shott

382 U.S. 406 · 86 S. Ct. 459 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2527

The record

Term
1965
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
52
U.S. Reports
382 U.S. 406
S. Ct. citation
86 S. Ct. 459
LEXIS citation
1966 U.S. LEXIS 2527

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 2 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Tehan, Sheriff v. United States ex rel. Shott.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Earl WarrenUnknown
Abe FortasUnknown

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