1972 term · Burger Court · 8-0
Neil, Warden v. Biggers
409 U.S. 188 · 93 S. Ct. 375 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 6
The record
- Term
- 1972
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and remanded in part
- Docket
- 71-586
- U.S. Reports
- 409 U.S. 188
- S. Ct. citation
- 93 S. Ct. 375
- LEXIS citation
- 1972 U.S. LEXIS 6
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCC?
M 5 majorityC 3 concurring? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
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