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Bushnell v. Ellis

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
561
Petitioner: 
Bushnell
Respondent: 
Ellis
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1958-1962)
Opinion: 
366 U.S. 418 (1961)
Argued: 
Tuesday, May 2, 1961
Decided: 
Monday, May 22, 1961
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Confrontation, Presentation or Admissibility or Sufficiency of Evidence

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Bushnell v. Ellis , 366 U.S. 418 (1961)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1960/1960_561)
(last visited Thursday, November 26, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Bushnell, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 28 USC 2241-2255 (habeas corpus)

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Voted with the majority
Warren
Voted with the majority
Black
Voted with the minority, joined Clark's dissent
Frankfurter
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Wrote a dissent
Clark
Voted with the minority, joined Clark's dissent
Harlan
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Whittaker
Did not participate
Stewart

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