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1968 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Berger v. California

393 U.S. 314 · 89 S. Ct. 540 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 2857

The record

Term
1968
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
221 M
U.S. Reports
393 U.S. 314
S. Ct. citation
89 S. Ct. 540
LEXIS citation
1969 U.S. LEXIS 2857

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Berger v. California.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Abe FortasMajority

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