1972 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Chambers v. Mississippi
410 U.S. 284 · 93 S. Ct. 1038 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 107
The record
- Term
- 1972
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 71-5908
- U.S. Reports
- 410 U.S. 284
- S. Ct. citation
- 93 S. Ct. 1038
- LEXIS citation
- 1973 U.S. LEXIS 107
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCD
M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| Byron White | Regular concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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