1966 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Spencer v. Texas
385 U.S. 554 · 87 S. Ct. 648 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2453
The record
- Term
- 1966
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 68
- U.S. Reports
- 385 U.S. 554
- S. Ct. citation
- 87 S. Ct. 648
- LEXIS citation
- 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2453
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Earl Warren | Dissent |
| Abe Fortas | Dissent |
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