1973 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Davis v. Alaska
415 U.S. 308 · 94 S. Ct. 1105 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 104
The record
- Term
- 1973
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 72-5794
- U.S. Reports
- 415 U.S. 308
- S. Ct. citation
- 94 S. Ct. 1105
- LEXIS citation
- 1974 U.S. LEXIS 104
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCDD
M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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