1970 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Coolidge v. New Hampshire
403 U.S. 443 · 91 S. Ct. 2022 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 25
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 323
- U.S. Reports
- 403 U.S. 443
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 2022
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 25
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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