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1972 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Tollett, Warden v. Henderson

411 U.S. 258 · 93 S. Ct. 1602 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 83

The record

Term
1972
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
72-95
U.S. Reports
411 U.S. 258
S. Ct. citation
93 S. Ct. 1602
LEXIS citation
1973 U.S. LEXIS 83

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Tollett, Warden v. Henderson.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent

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