1967 term · Warren Court · 7-2
Bumper v. North Carolina
391 U.S. 543 · 88 S. Ct. 1788 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 1470
The record
- Term
- 1967
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 1016
- U.S. Reports
- 391 U.S. 543
- S. Ct. citation
- 88 S. Ct. 1788
- LEXIS citation
- 1968 U.S. LEXIS 1470
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
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