1970 term · Burger Court · 5-3
Byrne, District Attorney of Suffolk County, et al. v. Karalexis et al.
401 U.S. 216 · 91 S. Ct. 777 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 87
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 83
- U.S. Reports
- 401 U.S. 216
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 777
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 87
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDD?
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Unknown |
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