1969 term · Burger Court · 6-2
Monks v. New Jersey
398 U.S. 71 · 90 S. Ct. 1563 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 40
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 127
- U.S. Reports
- 398 U.S. 71
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 1563
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 40
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
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