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1972 term · Burger Court · 8-1

United States v. Bishop

412 U.S. 346 · 93 S. Ct. 2008 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 65

The record

Term
1972
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
71-1698
U.S. Reports
412 U.S. 346
S. Ct. citation
93 S. Ct. 2008
LEXIS citation
1973 U.S. LEXIS 65

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Bishop.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
William O. DouglasDissent

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