1968 term · Warren Court · 6-2
Benton v. Maryland
395 U.S. 784 · 89 S. Ct. 2056 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 1167
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 and remanded
- Docket
- 201
- U.S. Reports
- 395 U.S. 784
- S. Ct. citation
- 89 S. Ct. 2056
- LEXIS citation
- 1969 U.S. LEXIS 1167
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
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