1969 term · Burger Court · 5-3
Coleman et al. v. Alabama
399 U.S. 1 · 90 S. Ct. 1999 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 17
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 72
- U.S. Reports
- 399 U.S. 1
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 1999
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 17
How the bench divided
MMCCCDDD?
M 2 majorityC 3 concurringD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Judgment of the Court |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Regular concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Unknown |
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