1970 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Dutton, Warden v. Evans
400 U.S. 74 · 91 S. Ct. 210 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 2
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 10
- U.S. Reports
- 400 U.S. 74
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 210
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 2
How the bench divided
MMCCCDDDD
M 2 majorityC 3 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Judgment of the Court |
| Warren E. Burger | Regular concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
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