1972 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Ham v. South Carolina
409 U.S. 524 · 93 S. Ct. 848 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 115
The record
- Term
- 1972
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 71-5139
- U.S. Reports
- 409 U.S. 524
- S. Ct. citation
- 93 S. Ct. 848
- LEXIS citation
- 1973 U.S. LEXIS 115
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
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