Frank v. United States
Decided May 19, 1969. Thurgood Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 200 · 395 U.S. 147 (1969) · Cited 306 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–3.
Majority · 3
- Thurgood Marshall · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Concurring · 2
- John Marshall Harlan · filed a concurring opinion
- Potter Stewart · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 3
- Earl Warren · filed a dissenting opinion
- Hugo Lafayette Black · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Orville Douglas
“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.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Cheff v. Schnackenberg · 384 U.S. 373 (1966)
- Duncan v. Louisiana · 391 U.S. 145 (1968)
- District of Columbia v. Clawans · 300 U.S. 617 (1937)
- Bloom v. Illinois · 391 U.S. 194 (1968)
- Dyke v. Taylor Implement Manufacturing Co. · 391 U.S. 216 (1968)
- Mempa v. Rhay · 389 U.S. 128 (1967)
- Walker v. City of Birmingham · 388 U.S. 307 (1967)
- Carroll v. President & Commissioners of Princess Anne · 393 U.S. 175 (1968)
- Burns v. United States · 287 U.S. 216 (1932)
- Green v. United States · 356 U.S. 165 (1958)
- United States v. Murray · 275 U.S. 347 (1928)
- Roberts v. United States · 320 U.S. 264 (1943)
- United States v. Barnett · 376 U.S. 681 (1964)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Blanton v. City of North Las Vegas · 489 U.S. 538 (1989)
- Lewis v. United States · 518 U.S. 322 (1996)
- Baldwin v. New York · 399 U.S. 66 (1970)
- Muniz v. Hoffman · 422 U.S. 454 (1975)
- Williams v. Florida · 399 U.S. 78 (1970)
- Scott v. Illinois · 440 U.S. 367 (1979)
- Taylor v. Hayes · 418 U.S. 488 (1974)
- Codispoti v. Pennsylvania · 418 U.S. 506 (1974)
- Southern Union Co. v. United States · 567 U.S. 343 (2012)
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