1967 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Powell v. Texas
392 U.S. 514 · 88 S. Ct. 2145 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 1140
The record
- Term
- 1967
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 405
- U.S. Reports
- 392 U.S. 514
- S. Ct. citation
- 88 S. Ct. 2145
- LEXIS citation
- 1968 U.S. LEXIS 1140
How the bench divided
MMCCCDDDD
M 2 majorityC 3 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Judgment of the Court |
| Hugo Black | Regular concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Abe Fortas | Dissent |
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