1965 term · Warren Court · 7-2
Davis v. North Carolina
384 U.S. 737 · 86 S. Ct. 1761 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 1128
The record
- Term
- 1965
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 815
- U.S. Reports
- 384 U.S. 737
- S. Ct. citation
- 86 S. Ct. 1761
- LEXIS citation
- 1966 U.S. LEXIS 1128
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCDD
M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
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