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1965 term · Warren Court · 7-2

United States v. Ewell et al.

383 U.S. 116 · 86 S. Ct. 773 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2215

The record

Term
1965
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
29
U.S. Reports
383 U.S. 116
S. Ct. citation
86 S. Ct. 773
LEXIS citation
1966 U.S. LEXIS 2215

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Ewell et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent
Abe FortasDissent

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