1971 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Kirby v. Illinois
406 U.S. 682 · 92 S. Ct. 1877 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 49
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
- 70-5061
- U.S. Reports
- 406 U.S. 682
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 1877
- LEXIS citation
- 1972 U.S. LEXIS 49
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDDD
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Judgment of the Court |
| Warren E. Burger | Regular concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
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