1965 term · Warren Court · 8-1
Brookhart v. Janis, Director of the Ohio Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction
384 U.S. 1 · 86 S. Ct. 1245 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 1817
The record
- Term
- 1965
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 657
- U.S. Reports
- 384 U.S. 1
- S. Ct. citation
- 86 S. Ct. 1245
- LEXIS citation
- 1966 U.S. LEXIS 1817
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMD
M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
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