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1970 term · Burger Court · 9-0

United States v. Freed et al.

401 U.S. 601 · 91 S. Ct. 1112 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 57

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
345
U.S. Reports
401 U.S. 601
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 1112
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 57

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in United States v. Freed et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence

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