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1967 term · Warren Court · 8-0

Carafas v. Lavallee, Warden

391 U.S. 234 · 88 S. Ct. 1556 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2995

The record

Term
1967
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
71
U.S. Reports
391 U.S. 234
S. Ct. citation
88 S. Ct. 1556
LEXIS citation
1968 U.S. LEXIS 2995

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Carafas v. Lavallee, Warden.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Abe FortasMajority
John M. Harlan IIRegular concurrence
Potter StewartRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallUnknown

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