1970 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Whiteley v. Warden, Wyoming State Penitentiary
401 U.S. 560 · 91 S. Ct. 1031 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 65
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 136
- U.S. Reports
- 401 U.S. 560
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 1031
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 65
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| 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 | Dissent |
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