1967 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Burgett v. Texas
389 U.S. 109 · 88 S. Ct. 258 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 266
The record
- Term
- 1967
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 53
- U.S. Reports
- 389 U.S. 109
- S. Ct. citation
- 88 S. Ct. 258
- LEXIS citation
- 1967 U.S. LEXIS 266
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Regular concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
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