Orozco v. Texas
Decided March 25, 1969. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 641 · 394 U.S. 324 (1969) · Cited 661 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–2.
Majority · 5
- Hugo Lafayette Black · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Earl Warren
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
- William Orville Douglas
Concurring · 1
- John Marshall Harlan · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 2
- Byron Raymond White · filed a dissenting opinion
- Potter Stewart · filed a dissenting opinion
“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.
- Miranda v. Arizona · 384 U.S. 436 (1966)
- Mathis v. United States · 391 U.S. 1 (1968)
- Johnson v. New Jersey · 384 U.S. 719 (1966)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- New York v. Quarles · 467 U.S. 649 (1984)
- Oregon v. Elstad · 470 U.S. 298 (1985)
- Vega v. Tekoh · 597 U.S. 134 (2022)
- Berkemer v. McCarty · 468 U.S. 420 (1984)
- Coleman v. Alabama · 399 U.S. 1 (1970)
- Adams v. Illinois · 405 U.S. 278 (1972)
- Chimel v. California · 395 U.S. 752 (1969)
- United States v. Marion · 404 U.S. 307 (1971)
- Oregon v. Mathiason · 429 U.S. 492 (1977)
- Dickerson v. United States · 530 U.S. 428 (2000)
- Michigan v. Tucker · 417 U.S. 433 (1974)
- Boys Markets, Inc. v. Retail Clerks Union, Local 770 · 398 U.S. 235 (1970)
- Beckwith v. United States · 425 U.S. 341 (1976)
- Illinois v. Perkins · 496 U.S. 292 (1990)
- Duckworth v. Eagan · 492 U.S. 195 (1989)
- Maryland v. Shatzer · 559 U.S. 98 (2010)
- Jenkins v. Delaware · 395 U.S. 213 (1969)
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