1969 term · Burger Court · 6-2
Vale v. Louisiana
399 U.S. 30 · 90 S. Ct. 1969 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 18
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 727
- U.S. Reports
- 399 U.S. 30
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 1969
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 18
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD?
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Unknown |
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