1970 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Johnson v. Mississippi
403 U.S. 212 · 91 S. Ct. 1778 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 35
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 5485
- U.S. Reports
- 403 U.S. 212
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 1778
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 35
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMM
M 9 majority
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
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