1970 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Durham v. United States
401 U.S. 481 · 91 S. Ct. 858 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 72
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 5928
- U.S. Reports
- 401 U.S. 481
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 858
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 72
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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