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1970 term · Burger Court · 5-4

United States v. Harris

403 U.S. 573 · 91 S. Ct. 2075 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 18

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
30
U.S. Reports
403 U.S. 573
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 2075
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 18

How the bench divided

M 1 majorityC 4 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Harris.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerJudgment of the Court
Hugo BlackRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
Potter StewartSpecial concurrence
Byron WhiteSpecial concurrence
John M. Harlan IIDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent

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