Fallen v. United States
Decided June 22, 1964. Earl Warren delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 210 · 378 U.S. 139 (1964) · Cited 244 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 5
- Earl Warren · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Arthur Joseph Goldberg
- Byron Raymond White
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- William Orville Douglas
Concurring · 4
- John Marshall Harlan
- Potter Stewart · filed a concurring opinion
- Tom C. Clark
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Houston v. Lack · 487 U.S. 266 (1988)
- Carlisle v. United States · 517 U.S. 416 (1996)
- Browder v. Director, Dept. of Corrections of Ill. · 434 U.S. 257 (1978)
- Hohn v. United States · 524 U.S. 236 (1998)
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