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1967 term · Warren Court · 8-1

Sibron v. New York

392 U.S. 40 · 88 S. Ct. 1889 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 1346

The record

Term
1967
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
63
U.S. Reports
392 U.S. 40
S. Ct. citation
88 S. Ct. 1889
LEXIS citation
1968 U.S. LEXIS 1346

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 4 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Sibron v. New York.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Byron WhiteRegular concurrence
John M. Harlan IISpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasSpecial concurrence
Abe FortasSpecial concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent

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