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Abstract

Argument: Thursday, April 4, 1957
Reargument: Tuesday, October 22, 1957
Decision: Monday, March 31, 1958
Issues: Criminal Procedure, Self-Incrimination

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 5 votes for United States, 4 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Self-Incrimination
Voted with the minority, joined Black's dissent
Douglas
Wrote a dissent
Black
Voted with the minority, joined Black's dissent
Warren
Wrote a dissent
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Clark
Voted with the majority
Whittaker
Voted with the majority
Burton
Wrote the majority opinion
Frankfurter
Voted with the majority
Harlan
Full Opinion by Justice Felix Frankfurter

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The Oyez Project, Brown v. United States, 356 U.S. 148 (1958),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1956/1956_43_2/>
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