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1967 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Peyton, Penitentiary Superintendent v. Rowe et al.

391 U.S. 54 · 88 S. Ct. 1549 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 1628

The record

Term
1967
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
802
U.S. Reports
391 U.S. 54
S. Ct. citation
88 S. Ct. 1549
LEXIS citation
1968 U.S. LEXIS 1628

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Peyton, Penitentiary Superintendent v. Rowe et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Abe FortasMajority

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