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1971 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Colombo v. New York

405 U.S. 9 · 92 S. Ct. 756 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 94

The record

Term
1971
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
71-352
U.S. Reports
405 U.S. 9
S. Ct. citation
92 S. Ct. 756
LEXIS citation
1972 U.S. LEXIS 94

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Colombo v. New York.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
William O. DouglasDissent

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