1966 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Spevack v. Klein
385 U.S. 511 · 87 S. Ct. 625 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2504
The record
- Term
- 1966
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 62
- U.S. Reports
- 385 U.S. 511
- S. Ct. citation
- 87 S. Ct. 625
- LEXIS citation
- 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2504
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Judgment of the Court |
| Abe Fortas | Special concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
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