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1970 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Colombo v. New York

400 U.S. 16 · 91 S. Ct. 99 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 720

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
175
U.S. Reports
400 U.S. 16
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 99
LEXIS citation
1970 U.S. LEXIS 720

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Colombo v. New York.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Hugo BlackDissent

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