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1968 term · Warren Court · 8-1

Giordano v. United States

394 U.S. 310 · 89 S. Ct. 1163 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 2163

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
28
U.S. Reports
394 U.S. 310
S. Ct. citation
89 S. Ct. 1163
LEXIS citation
1969 U.S. LEXIS 2163

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Giordano v. United States.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Abe FortasMajority
Potter StewartRegular concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent

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