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1966 term · Warren Court · 8-0

Specht v. Patterson, Warden, et al.

386 U.S. 605 · 87 S. Ct. 1209 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 1836

The record

Term
1966
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
831
U.S. Reports
386 U.S. 605
S. Ct. citation
87 S. Ct. 1209
LEXIS citation
1967 U.S. LEXIS 1836

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Specht v. Patterson, Warden, et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Abe FortasMajority
John M. Harlan IIRegular concurrence
Potter StewartUnknown

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