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1969 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Dunn v. Louisiana

399 U.S. 520 · 90 S. Ct. 2230 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 1264

The record

Term
1969
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
664
U.S. Reports
399 U.S. 520
S. Ct. citation
90 S. Ct. 2230
LEXIS citation
1970 U.S. LEXIS 1264

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Dunn v. Louisiana.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent

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