1965 term · Warren Court · 8-1
Greer v. Beto, Corrections Director
384 U.S. 269 · 86 S. Ct. 1477 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 1588
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
- Docket
- 720 M
- U.S. Reports
- 384 U.S. 269
- S. Ct. citation
- 86 S. Ct. 1477
- LEXIS citation
- 1966 U.S. LEXIS 1588
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMD
M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Jurisdictional dissent |
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