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1973 term · Burger Court · 5-4

United States v. Chavez et al.

416 U.S. 562 · 94 S. Ct. 1849 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 136

The record

Term
1973
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed and remanded in part
Docket
72-1319
U.S. Reports
416 U.S. 562
S. Ct. citation
94 S. Ct. 1849
LEXIS citation
1974 U.S. LEXIS 136

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Chavez et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
Potter StewartDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent

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