1969 term · Burger Court · 5-3
Hester v. Illinois
397 U.S. 660 · 90 S. Ct. 1408 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 1983
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 82
- U.S. Reports
- 397 U.S. 660
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 1408
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 1983
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDD
M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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