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1965 term · Warren Court · 6-2

Cheff v. Schnackenberg, U.S. Circuit Judge, et al.

384 U.S. 373 · 86 S. Ct. 1523 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2949

The record

Term
1965
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
67
U.S. Reports
384 U.S. 373
S. Ct. citation
86 S. Ct. 1523
LEXIS citation
1966 U.S. LEXIS 2949

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Cheff v. Schnackenberg, U.S. Circuit Judge, et al.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Abe FortasMajority
Tom C. ClarkJudgment of the Court
John M. Harlan IISpecial concurrence
Potter StewartSpecial concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Byron WhiteUnknown

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