1970 term · Burger Court · 6-2
Johnson v. United States
401 U.S. 846 · 91 S. Ct. 1258 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 62
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 5247
- U.S. Reports
- 401 U.S. 846
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 1258
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 62
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD?
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Unknown |
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