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1969 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Kelley v. Arizona

399 U.S. 525 · 90 S. Ct. 2252 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 1272

The record

Term
1969
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
1232 M
U.S. Reports
399 U.S. 525
S. Ct. citation
90 S. Ct. 2252
LEXIS citation
1970 U.S. LEXIS 1272

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Kelley v. Arizona.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John M. Harlan IISpecial concurrence

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