1968 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Skinner et al. v. Louisiana
393 U.S. 473 · 89 S. Ct. 704 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 2703
The record
- Term
- 1968
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 44
- U.S. Reports
- 393 U.S. 473
- S. Ct. citation
- 89 S. Ct. 704
- LEXIS citation
- 1969 U.S. LEXIS 2703
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Abe Fortas | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| Earl Warren | Dissent |
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