1970 term · Burger Court · 5-4
California v. Byers
402 U.S. 424 · 91 S. Ct. 1535 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 128
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 75
- U.S. Reports
- 402 U.S. 424
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 1535
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 128
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Judgment of the Court |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
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