1968 term · Warren Court · 6-2
Boykin v. Alabama
395 U.S. 238 · 89 S. Ct. 1709 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 1434
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
- 642
- U.S. Reports
- 395 U.S. 238
- S. Ct. citation
- 89 S. Ct. 1709
- LEXIS citation
- 1969 U.S. LEXIS 1434
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
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