1969 term · Burger Court · 7-1
Ashe v. Swenson, Warden
397 U.S. 436 · 90 S. Ct. 1189 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 54
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 57
- U.S. Reports
- 397 U.S. 436
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 1189
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 54
How the bench divided
MMCCCCCD
M 2 majorityC 5 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Regular concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
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