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1966 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. Hayden

387 U.S. 294 · 87 S. Ct. 1642 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2753

The record

Term
1966
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
480
U.S. Reports
387 U.S. 294
S. Ct. citation
87 S. Ct. 1642
LEXIS citation
1967 U.S. LEXIS 2753

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. Hayden.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent
Earl WarrenDissent
Abe FortasDissent

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