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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

M 6 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Illinois v. Allen.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
William O. DouglasSpecial concurrence

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