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1972 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Michigan v. Payne

412 U.S. 47 · 93 S. Ct. 1966 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 67

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
71-1005
U.S. Reports
412 U.S. 47
S. Ct. citation
93 S. Ct. 1966
LEXIS citation
1973 U.S. LEXIS 67

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Michigan v. Payne.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
Potter StewartDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent

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