1969 term · Burger Court · 8-0
Waller v. Florida
397 U.S. 387 · 90 S. Ct. 1184 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 52
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 24
- U.S. Reports
- 397 U.S. 387
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 1184
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 52
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCC
M 6 majorityC 2 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
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