1967 term · Warren Court · 6-2
Bruton v. United States
391 U.S. 123 · 88 S. Ct. 1620 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 1630
The record
- Term
- 1967
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 705
- U.S. Reports
- 391 U.S. 123
- S. Ct. citation
- 88 S. Ct. 1620
- LEXIS citation
- 1968 U.S. LEXIS 1630
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDD?
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
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