
1969 term · Burger Court · 8-0
Illinois v. Allen
397 U.S. 337 · 90 S. Ct. 1057 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 55
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 606
- U.S. Reports
- 397 U.S. 337
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 1057
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 55
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCC
M 6 majorityC 2 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
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