1971 term · Burger Court · 5-2
Sarno et al. v. Illinois Crime Investigating Commission
406 U.S. 482 · 92 S. Ct. 1677 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 2509
The record
- Term
- 1971
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 70-7
- U.S. Reports
- 406 U.S. 482
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 1677
- LEXIS citation
- 1972 U.S. LEXIS 2509
How the bench divided
MMMMMDD??
M 5 majorityD 2 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Unknown |
| William Rehnquist | Unknown |
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