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1973 term · Burger Court · 5-4

United States v. Giordano et al.

416 U.S. 505 · 94 S. Ct. 1820 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 36

The record

Term
1973
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
72-1057
U.S. Reports
416 U.S. 505
S. Ct. citation
94 S. Ct. 1820
LEXIS citation
1974 U.S. LEXIS 36

How the bench divided

M 1 majorityC 4 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Giordano et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William O. DouglasRegular concurrence
Potter StewartRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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