1970 term · Burger Court · 6-2
Simpson v. Florida
403 U.S. 384 · 91 S. Ct. 1801 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 29
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 1267
- U.S. Reports
- 403 U.S. 384
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 1801
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 29
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDD?
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
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