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1968 term · Warren Court · 8-1

Johnson v. Bennett, Warden

393 U.S. 253 · 89 S. Ct. 436 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2

The record

Term
1968
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
32
U.S. Reports
393 U.S. 253
S. Ct. citation
89 S. Ct. 436
LEXIS citation
1968 U.S. LEXIS 2

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Johnson v. Bennett, Warden.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Abe FortasMajority
Hugo BlackDissent

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