1971 term · Burger Court · 8-1
United States v. Biswell
406 U.S. 311 · 92 S. Ct. 1593 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 60
The record
- Term
- 1971
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 71-81
- U.S. Reports
- 406 U.S. 311
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 1593
- LEXIS citation
- 1972 U.S. LEXIS 60
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCD
M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
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