1968 term · Warren Court · 6-2
Davis v. Mississippi
394 U.S. 721 · 89 S. Ct. 1394 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 1869
The record
- Term
- 1968
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 645
- U.S. Reports
- 394 U.S. 721
- S. Ct. citation
- 89 S. Ct. 1394
- LEXIS citation
- 1969 U.S. LEXIS 1869
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDD?
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Regular concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Abe Fortas | Unknown |
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