1970 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Hunter v. Tennessee
403 U.S. 711 · 91 S. Ct. 2285 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 22
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 5085
- U.S. Reports
- 403 U.S. 711
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 2285
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 22
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMD
M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | 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 |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
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