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1966 term · Warren Court · 5-4

McCray v. Illinois

386 U.S. 300 · 87 S. Ct. 1056 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 1983

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
159
U.S. Reports
386 U.S. 300
S. Ct. citation
87 S. Ct. 1056
LEXIS citation
1967 U.S. LEXIS 1983

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in McCray v. Illinois.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Earl WarrenDissent
Abe FortasDissent

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