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1966 term · Warren Court · 5-4

United States v. Wade

388 U.S. 218 · 87 S. Ct. 1926 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 1085

The record

Term
1966
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
334
U.S. Reports
388 U.S. 218
S. Ct. citation
87 S. Ct. 1926
LEXIS citation
1967 U.S. LEXIS 1085

How the bench divided

M 1 majorityC 4 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Wade.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
William O. DouglasRegular concurrence
Earl WarrenRegular concurrence
Tom C. ClarkRegular concurrence
Abe FortasRegular concurrence
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Hugo BlackDissent
Potter StewartDissent
Byron WhiteDissent

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