1969 term · Burger Court · 5-3
In re Winship
397 U.S. 358 · 90 S. Ct. 1068 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 56
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 778
- U.S. Reports
- 397 U.S. 358
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 1068
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 56
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Regular concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
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