1967 term · Warren Court · 7-2
Wainwright v. City of New Orleans
392 U.S. 598 · 88 S. Ct. 2243 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 1142
The record
- Term
- 1967
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 13
- U.S. Reports
- 392 U.S. 598
- S. Ct. citation
- 88 S. Ct. 2243
- LEXIS citation
- 1968 U.S. LEXIS 1142
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCDD
M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Regular concurrence |
| Abe Fortas | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Earl Warren | Jurisdictional dissent |
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