1968 term · Warren Court · 8-0
United States v. Covington
395 U.S. 57 · 89 S. Ct. 1559 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 1603
The record
- Term
- 1968
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 366
- U.S. Reports
- 395 U.S. 57
- S. Ct. citation
- 89 S. Ct. 1559
- LEXIS citation
- 1969 U.S. LEXIS 1603
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCC
M 6 majorityC 2 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| Earl Warren | Special concurrence |
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