1969 term · Burger Court · 6-2
Williams v. Florida
399 U.S. 78 · 90 S. Ct. 1893 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 98
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 927
- U.S. Reports
- 399 U.S. 78
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 1893
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 98
How the bench divided
MMCCCCDD?
M 2 majorityC 4 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Regular concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Unknown |
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