1968 term · Warren Court · 5-3
Alderman et al. v. United States
394 U.S. 165 · 89 S. Ct. 961 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 3287
The record
- Term
- 1968
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 133
- U.S. Reports
- 394 U.S. 165
- S. Ct. citation
- 89 S. Ct. 961
- LEXIS citation
- 1969 U.S. LEXIS 3287
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDD?
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| Abe Fortas | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
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