1970 term · Burger Court · 6-3
North Carolina v. Alford
400 U.S. 25 · 91 S. Ct. 160 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 3
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 14
- U.S. Reports
- 400 U.S. 25
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 160
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 3
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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