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1966 term · Warren Court · 8-1

Lewis v. United States

385 U.S. 206 · 87 S. Ct. 424 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 3

The record

Term
1966
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
36
U.S. Reports
385 U.S. 206
S. Ct. citation
87 S. Ct. 424
LEXIS citation
1966 U.S. LEXIS 3

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Lewis v. United States.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
Abe FortasSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent

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