Taylor v. Alabama
Decided June 21, 1948. Harold Hitz Burton delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 721 · 335 U.S. 252 (1948)
We don’t yet publish a summary of this opinion. Read the official text below for the Court’s holding and reasoning.
How the Justices voted
Decided 5–3.
Majority · 4
- Harold Hitz Burton · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Robert Houghwout Jackson
- Stanley Forman Reed
Concurring · 1
- Felix Frankfurter · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 3
- Frank Murphy · filed a dissenting opinion
- Wiley Blount Rutledge
- 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.
Official text
Read the official opinion (U.S. Reports, govinfo.gov)
Explore from here
Harold Hitz Burton’s profile · All Supreme Court opinions · The Supreme Court
Source: the U.S. Reports via govinfo.gov; authoring Justice and vote lineup from the Supreme Court Database (Washington University). Data last verified 2026-08-15. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).