1967 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Massachusetts v. Painten
389 U.S. 560 · 88 S. Ct. 660 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2715
The record
- Term
- 1967
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 37
- U.S. Reports
- 389 U.S. 560
- S. Ct. citation
- 88 S. Ct. 660
- LEXIS citation
- 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2715
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Regular concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
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