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1970 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Mayberry v. Pennsylvania

400 U.S. 455 · 91 S. Ct. 499 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 89

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
121
U.S. Reports
400 U.S. 455
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 499
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 89

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 3 concurring

How each justice voted in Mayberry v. Pennsylvania.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Warren E. BurgerRegular concurrence
John M. Harlan IISpecial concurrence
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence

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