1971 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Argersinger v. Hamlin, Sheriff
407 U.S. 25 · 92 S. Ct. 2006 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 139
The record
- Term
- 1971
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 70-5015
- U.S. Reports
- 407 U.S. 25
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 2006
- LEXIS citation
- 1972 U.S. LEXIS 139
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCCC
M 4 majorityC 5 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Special concurrence |
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