1965 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Schmerber v. California
384 U.S. 757 · 86 S. Ct. 1826 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 1129
The record
- Term
- 1965
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 658
- U.S. Reports
- 384 U.S. 757
- S. Ct. citation
- 86 S. Ct. 1826
- LEXIS citation
- 1966 U.S. LEXIS 1129
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDDD
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| Earl Warren | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Abe Fortas | Dissent |
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