1970 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Sanks et al. v. Georgia et al.
401 U.S. 144 · 91 S. Ct. 593 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 139
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 28
- U.S. Reports
- 401 U.S. 144
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 593
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 139
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMC
M 8 majorityC 1 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
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