1971 term · Burger Court · 7-0
Smith et al. v. Florida
405 U.S. 172 · 92 S. Ct. 848 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 85
The record
- Term
- 1971
- Decided
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Vote split
- 7-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 70-5055
- U.S. Reports
- 405 U.S. 172
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 848
- LEXIS citation
- 1972 U.S. LEXIS 85
How the bench divided
MMMMMMM??
M 7 majority? 2 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
| William Rehnquist | Unknown |
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