1967 term · Warren Court · 8-1
Smith v. Illinois
390 U.S. 129 · 88 S. Ct. 748 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 3131
The record
- Term
- 1967
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 158
- U.S. Reports
- 390 U.S. 129
- S. Ct. citation
- 88 S. Ct. 748
- LEXIS citation
- 1968 U.S. LEXIS 3131
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCD
M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Regular concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
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