1967 term · Warren Court · 8-0
Simmons et al. v. United States
390 U.S. 377 · 88 S. Ct. 967 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2167
The record
- Term
- 1967
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and remanded in part
- Docket
- 55
- U.S. Reports
- 390 U.S. 377
- S. Ct. citation
- 88 S. Ct. 967
- LEXIS citation
- 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2167
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCC?
M 6 majorityC 2 concurring? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
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