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1970 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Harris v. New York

401 U.S. 222 · 91 S. Ct. 643 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 75

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
206
U.S. Reports
401 U.S. 222
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 643
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 75

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Harris 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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