1968 term · Warren Court · 8-1
Smith v. Yeager, Warden
393 U.S. 122 · 89 S. Ct. 277 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 330
The record
- Term
- 1968
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 399
- U.S. Reports
- 393 U.S. 122
- S. Ct. citation
- 89 S. Ct. 277
- LEXIS citation
- 1968 U.S. LEXIS 330
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMD
M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| Byron White | Dissent |
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