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1971 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Apodaca et al. v. Oregon

406 U.S. 404 · 92 S. Ct. 1628 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 56

The record

Term
1971
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
69-5046
U.S. Reports
406 U.S. 404
S. Ct. citation
92 S. Ct. 1628
LEXIS citation
1972 U.S. LEXIS 56

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Apodaca et al. v. Oregon.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Byron WhiteJudgment of the Court
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
Lewis F. PowellSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent
Potter StewartDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent

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