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1970 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Piccirillo v. New York

400 U.S. 548 · 91 S. Ct. 520 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 141

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
97
U.S. Reports
400 U.S. 548
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 520
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 141

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Piccirillo v. New York.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent

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