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Townsend v. Sain

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
8
Petitioner: 
Townsend
Respondent: 
Sain
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1962-1965)
Opinion: 
372 U.S. 293 (1963)
Argued: 
Monday, October 8, 1962
Decided: 
Monday, March 18, 1963
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Habeas Corpus

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The Oyez Project, Townsend v. Sain , 372 U.S. 293 (1963)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1962/1962_8)
(last visited Tuesday, November 24, 2009).
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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Townsend, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision:

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Wrote the majority opinion
Warren
Voted with the majority
Black
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent
Clark
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent
Harlan
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Wrote a dissent
Stewart
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent
White
Wrote a regular concurrence
Goldberg

Full Opinion by Justice Earl Warren