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1969 term · Burger Court · 7-1

Sigler, Warden v. Parker

396 U.S. 482 · 90 S. Ct. 667 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 3135

The record

Term
1969
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
743
U.S. Reports
396 U.S. 482
S. Ct. citation
90 S. Ct. 667
LEXIS citation
1970 U.S. LEXIS 3135

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Sigler, Warden v. Parker.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence
Warren E. BurgerSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent

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